Category: Theology
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Weekly Worship Thought – Into the World
Riffing on an idea from Pastor Kerry’s sermon on Sunday: Mother Teresa (canonized as a saint on September 6) offers…
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Weekly Worship Thought – Confession
One of the elements of worship at The Gathering will change this week. It is the Prayer of Confession that…
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Weekly Worship Thought – Food
Luke 14:1: “Now it happened that on a Sabbath day he had gone to share a meal in the house…
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Weekly Worship Thought – Pentecost
This Sunday is Pentecost. We hear the fascinating story from Acts 2 where, “each one was bewildered to hear these…
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Weekly Worship Thought – Worship and Culture
One of the projects I’m currently working on is a fresh, practical application of the Nairobi Statement on Worship and…
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A Warning Against Careless Worship
I was reminded of the story of Cain and Abel today. 3In the course of time Cain brought to the…
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Reflection for All Saints’ Day 2013
(excerpt from a doctoral paper written in 2008) Sanctification is not a sign of growth in righteous behavior, but it…
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Hold Our Gifts Loosely
I try my best not to be snarky on Facebook. Honestly, I do. But sometimes I’m caught on an off…
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“Christ our Mother” Benediction
If you are in the Lutheran world and use Sundays and Seasons resources, you probably have noted the blessing/benediction prescribed…
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