Sermon on Deck:
Day of Pentecost (B) – May 27, 2012
By the Rev. Dr. Amy Richter (Acts 2:1-21 or Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 104: 25-35,37; Romans 8:22-27 or Acts 2:1-21; John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15) As a child, were you ever warned not to speak to strangers? This warning can be very helpful, and keeping our children safe is so important. Today, though, we hear that Pentecost is about when it is really good to speak with strangers. That first Pentecost happened in the city of Jerusalem, but … [Read More...]
Transforming Churches: Thad’s Santa Monica (Video)
Meet this start-up congregation pitching the gospel to “studio heads, script writers and actors.” … [Read More...]
Opinion
Fashion-forward female clergy say ‘no’ to Wippell, ‘yes’ to Express
When I was ordained a deacon last December, I faced the daunting reality that I’d have to wear a clerical. As a 25-year-old deacon-almost-priest, I remember flipping through a clerical catalog that October and thinking, “I wouldn’t be caught dead in that.” Something had to be done. There must be a way to be a priest without wearing what … [Read More...]
CD Review
‘This Is the Day’ vocally expressive
The new release from John Rutter’s Cambridge Singers utilizes a very clever tool to provide cohesiveness to the selected music: all of the music was heard at various royal occasions during the lifetime of Queen Elizabeth II. Certainly music from her own coronation is well known, but this compilation integrates that with music from Prince … [Read More...]
Pentecost
3 Pentecost (B) – June 17, 2012
[1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 and Psalm 20 (Track 2: Ezekiel 17:22-24 and … [Read More...]
2 Pentecost (B) – June 10, 2012
(1 Samuel 8:4-11, 12-15, 16-20, 11:14-15, Psalm 138, 2 Corinthians … [Read More...]
Trinity Sunday (B) – June 3, 2012
By the Very Rev. Anthony F.M. Clavier (Isaiah 6:1-8; Psalm 29 … [Read More...]
Day of Pentecost (B) – May 27, 2012
By the Rev. Dr. Amy Richter (Acts 2:1-21 or Ezekiel 37:1-14; … [Read More...]
