“I love to tell the story of unseen things above, of Jesus and his glory, of Jesus and his love. I love to tell the story, because I know it’s true; it satisfies my longings as nothing else would do. I love to tell the story, ‘twill be my theme in glory to tell the old, old story of Jesus and his love.” (Evangelical Lutheran Worship #661) You might recognize that familiar hymn and maybe you even hummed along as you read the…
One thing that I’ve enjoyed during the stay at home order is Mad Libs. If you haven’t experienced them before let me give you a quick guide: Mad Libs are small stories that have strategically removed important words. The players are asked to provide adverbs, adjectives, nouns and verbs without any context. These words are then plugged into the story and read to the group. It’s usually a great way to get some laughter into your day.In any Mad Libs session, there is…
Bible reading: Ecclesiastes 3:1-15For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:a time to be born, and a time to die;a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;a time to kill, and a time to heal;a time to break down, and a time to build up;a time to weep, and a time to laugh;a time to mourn, and a time to dance;a time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones…
I began to wonder...what if Paul was actually praying for me, now? I wonder how scripture would come alive if we read the stories more in the now than in the past.
“How might our experience of time change if we could learn to receive time as a gift from God? How might this open us up to live more fully?” Dorothy Bass, Receiving the Day One of my favorite TV shows is When Calls the Heart on the Hallmark Channel. It is about a schoolteacher Elizabeth Thornton in the small town of Hope Valley in the early 1900s. Elizabeth rings the bell to start and end the school day. She also rings the bell to signal the end of…
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