So here we are! Jesus makes his approach to Jerusalem; the crowds go wild! Tree branches are waved and laid; small children run along in excitement… You may be beginning in-person worship after the lockdown – this is very possible in Scotland as our restrictions are lifted a little from Friday. You may already be… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party: Still Lent
I don’t know about the rest of you, but as we try to plan details for Easter this year–and pivot every few days as we get more information–it feels almost as challenging (though maybe more hopeful) as a year ago when we were first beginning to figure out how to do on-line worship as we… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party
Preachers! Here we go again – it is Thursday and your recording day, or preparation day is upon you. Where are you this week? Lent 2 beckons: maybe you are in the RCL and deciding what to do with Jesus’ predictions of death and the cross? maybe you are in the NL and rather than… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party: And So It’s Lent
We find ourselves once again in Lent. Though it kind of feels like Lent 2020 never ended, we have made it through an entire church year since then, many of us figuring out ways to celebrate the seasons in new and different ways. Once we have an entire years worth of recordings, can we just… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party
Preachers!! Here we go again… where are you all at this week? Do you have it all in the bag (and willing to share our ideas?!) are you struggling to be ready for a recording deadline; or a livestream; or have you managed to navigate all of the things to meet in person? Are you… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party: Calling All Disciples
Here we are in Ordinary Time or Weeks after the Epiphany. Being in the US, today was rather extraordinary as a new President and Vice President have been sworn in. I am filled with emotion. And sermons still need to be preached. Disciples are being called. What will your call be? In the Narrative Lectionary… Read More
CHRISTMAS!!! The Preacher Party to keep you going through this week.
In this Year of Covid nothing is as normal. nothing. at. all. nothing. Some of you may already have all you services pre-recorded; others will be “going live” on the day. And some, like me, may be somewhere in between. I have a live service tomorrow where we will attempt to do a “DIY Isolation… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party: Advent 4 Edition
The year continues to move on. Here we are at Advent 4. Are you lighting the candle for Love? We are doing Peace at our place. Whether you are preaching Narrative Lectionary, Revised Common Lectionary, or something else altogether, we are here to help. What do you need? Sermon illustrations? Time with the Children? A… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party – Thanksgiving and Advent edition
Over here in Scotland, it is Thursday morning – it isn’t Thanksgiving where I am – but I do know lots of my sisters and colleagues will be celebrating today – not how they would have originally planned. but still, finding ways to give thanks in this weird and crazy year. For me, today’s recording… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party: New Year’s Eve
Here we are at our last Sunday before the Liturgical Year begins again. Will you do Christ the King or Reign of Christ? This is one of the years that US Thanksgiving comes between this week and Advent 1. Will you be thinking about gratitude? I spoke Monday to a women’s group about Gratitude in… Read More
