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Yesterday I realized that I have read 12 books this summer. I have a few weeks left to squeeze in a couple more. I’m currently on What Is the Bible? by Rob Bell. Here is a look at what I’ve read so far:

Like a Rolling Stone: Bob Dylan at the Crossroads by Greil Marcus
- I started this *before* I knew Bob was coming to Sugar Land in October.
In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership by Henri J.M. Nouwen
- For Fall seminary class. The second time I’ve read it.
#NeverAgain: A New Generation Draws the Line by David and Lauren Hogg
- These kids have some wisdom to share.
Is Nothing Sacred? by Marie M. Fortune
- Also for Fall seminary class. This story has interesting parallels to the story coming out of Willow Creek.
Mentoring for Ministry by Craig T. Kocher (ed.)
Reading the Bible Again for the First Time: Taking the Bible Seriously but Not Literally by Marcus J. Borg
Triune Atonement: Christ’s Healing for Sinners, Victims, and the Whole Creation by Andrew Sung Park
- This was a book I read for a paper on atonement theories last semester.
Unbelievable: Why Neither Ancient Creeds Nor the Reformation Can Produce a Living Faith Today by John Shelby Spong
Hey Mom: Stories for My Mother, But You Can Read Them Too by Louie Anderson
- If you haven’t seen “Baskets” on FX you need to.
A Black Theology of Liberation by James H. Cone
- I bought this book like a week before Dr. Cone passed.
Waco: A Survivor’s Story by David Thibodeau, Leon Whiteson
The Four Gospels on Sunday: The New Testament and the Reform of Christian Worship by Gordon W. Lathrop

hurricane liturgy

As a resident of the Houston area, Hurricane Harvey has made an impression on me. We take storms of this caliber very seriously. So seriously that schools close for multiple days and churches cancel Sunday worship services. We are better safe than sorry. Flooding and dangerous roadways are the biggest concern.

With so many churches canceling worship services on Sunday, there have been several devotions made available for home use. Here is a list of litanies, prayers, and devotions I found for use in times of inclement weather. Feel free to share others that you may know.

A Liturgy for Times When Storms Arise (from Celebration in Cypress, TX)
A Liturgy in a Time of Storm (from Kindred in Houston, TX)
Litany in Response to a Hurricane
Prayer Book for the Hurricane and Tornado Seasons (from Thomas Weitzel)
Storm Sunday Liturgy (from Australia)
In the Eye of the Hurricane (by Kwasi Kena)
A Hurricane Liturgy (from Lent and Beyond)
Resources Created from Hurricane Katrina (from The Text This Week)
A simple liturgy posted by Bishop Mike Rinehart to Facebook:
Light a candle.

Pray: O God, with all your faithful followers of every age, we praise you, the rock of our life. Be our strong foundation and form us into the body of your Son, that we may gladly minister to all the world, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.

Look up these texts, read and discuss:

Isaiah 51:1-6
The coastlands look for deliverance…

Psalm 124
If God had not been on our side, the raging waters would have overwhelmed us…

Romans 12:1-8
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds…

Matthew 16:13-20
You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it…

Pray for the church, the world, your family, your congregation, the needy, the dearly departed.

Pray The Lord’s Prayer

Bless one another and share the Peace.