Monthly Archives: March 2008
What to Do?
In a post from two months ago, David Hayward asked the following questions: Can you speak your mind… Can you openly confess your sin… Can you share your perpetual struggles… Can you make a mistake… Can you question the bible and theology… Can you lose your faith… Can you come out of the closet… Can [...]
An Easter Service for Year A
Welcome and Announcements Prelude Jubilate Deo Silver Lighting of the Altar Candles When you see a “ ✝” in the bulletin, please stand if able. Choral Introit Litany for Easter Young Call to WorshipThe Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Love of God and the Fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. [...]
Do We Really Believe – My Easter Sermon for 2008
Based on Colossians 3 and Matthew 28 John Irving, writing about his novel “A Prayer for Owen Meany,” has this to say about his title character:As a full-grown adult, Owen Meany will stand only five feet tall and weigh only one-hundred pounds –the minimum acceptable size for the U.S. Army,As a child, he’s so small [...]
A "Good Friday" Christian
“You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for [...]
My Updated List of the Top Ten Movies of 2007
As a person with a real life, I was not able to see as many movies in 2007 as I would have liked. Nevertheless, here is my Top Ten list of movies I have seen that were released in 2007. The links provided are for the movie website rottentomatoes.com. And my number one movie for [...]
A Service for Good Friday
Call to WorshipAnd this is the judgement, that the light has come into the worldAnd we loved darkness rather than the light.God sent Jesus into the world, not to condemn the world,But that the world, that we, might be saved through him.Come let us worship God our Creator and Christ our Savior through the Holy [...]
A Service for Maundy Thursday
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE Gethsemane Ritter LIGHTING OF THE ALTAR CANDLES WORDS OF GREETING FROM SCRIPTURE Jesus said, “Listen, I am standing at the door, knocking; If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to you and eat with you, and you with me.” (Revelation 3:20) CALL TO WORSHIP [...]
