There’s nothing like a good spirit-filled musical climax or key change to grease the skids on a flagging worship service (I grew up Pentecostal. Key changes were a means of grace for us. The Spirit seemed to always coincide with the high notes.). Aesthetically, it fits in with the era...
All of this ultimately encourages and challenges me to entrust more of my life to the all-powerful, loving God I worship. And in doing that, I become more whole. May God bless you, caregiver, with abundant grace and peace. May you use the overflow to nurture your beloved’s health —...
The Spirit directs the believers’ speaking and a crowd gathers outside (for it was the time when the pilgrims were jostling through the streets on their way to the Temple to worship) and is amazed that these Galileans (from their dress) were speaking “the mighty acts of God” in the ...
Many great scholars have written about the vital role of silence in Catholic worship. I need not recapitulate their good work here. Rather I will summarize here the enforced absence of silence, or, perhaps better said, the program of non-silence typical of parish settings. Likewise, I will n...
You’ll find that the Sunday blahs melt away. Leave a comment Preacher, Do Some Laundry johnenochonAugust 18, 2017 Our church recently participated in a combined worship service with three churches in our area—South Jackson. The service and fellowship afterwards honored the Lord and encouraged ...
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