By Laura Stephens-Reed At the transfiguration, a recent lectionary text, Jesus invites Peter, James, and John – his executive committee – on a hike. A team-building exercise. A bit of continuing education. We don’t know if this committee has been briefed about what they’re going to witness at the peak. And even if they’ve gotten … Continue reading
By Jordan Conley It was a typical school day for a sixth grader. I was rubbing my eyes to wake up, rummaging through my backpack to find my homework from the night before, when I noticed something peculiar. There was a dark imprint of a cross shape on my friend’s forehead. “Um, I think you … Continue reading
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The daily devotional series for Lent, Journey to the Cross, returns to d365 on Ash Wednesday, February 26th through Sunday, April 19th. This series features scripture, prayer, and meditative thoughts accompanied by the album Quiet Contemplations containing gentle piano arrangements composed and recorded by John Morton. The ecumenical team of writers includes … Continue reading
My wife, Audrey, and I like to start and end the day together by walking our dog around the neighborhood. We take roughly the same route each day: a right at the church down on the corner, then down a ways past the house that sometimes has the sprinkler system going (usually too great a … Continue reading
The following comes from Smokerise Baptist in Atlanta. Kathy Dobbins is the Minister of Education… “We have come to the end of our forty day journey through the season of Lent. We have given out over 450 MP3 discs and many people used the bible sticks and CD’s to listen in their cars and around … Continue reading
Listening to the New Testament: A Testimony “I drive nearly every day to a different client. Sometimes they are in Maryland, sometimes in Virginia. And my car is equipped with a MP3 player. So, starting January 4th (I waited for the new work week), I have been listening to the Bible while I drive. Some … Continue reading
Several days ago I was asked to help a community begin the Lenten journey by facilitating a brief Ash Wednesday service. In preparation for the event, I wrote a very brief liturgy all the while believing that I already had a packet of ashes from year’s past in a file folder. An hour before the … Continue reading
Still looking for resources for Lent, maybe just starting? There are several quality resources out there that still might make it to your church in time for Ash Wednesday or the Sunday following, but only if you act quick! One fine resource that you might use for Lent is a new resource from CBF called … Continue reading
