Praying Through A Crisis
Palm/Passion Sunday 2020 Our Scripture reading: Luke 22:39-46 Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives He came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives; and the disciples followed him. When he reached the place, he said to them, “Pray that you may not come into the time of trial.” Then…
Read MoreStill Christ
April 4, 2020 Christ is the Greek word for Messiah, the Anointed One who has the power to save us. In this litany we will find a Lenten image of Christ and then remind ourselves even that “less than” experience of Christ is still enough. The following Litany is inspired by the words of Caryll…
Read MorePsalms of Lament
April 3, 2020 The Psalms represent the full expression of emotions. In fact about 40 percent are Psalms of lament; Psalms full of complaints and questions, fear and anger. For example, Psalm 13 begins: “How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?” But in every Psalm…
Read MoreFeelings Management
April 2, 2020 Marjorie Thompson, Presbyterian minister, author, and spiritual director, recently shared this four step process to feelings management during difficulties that I have found useful during this COVID19 pandemic. Name: What is this crisis making you feel? Is it panic, anxiety, fear, stupid, anger, shame? Identify it and name it. Notice: What is this feeling…
Read MoreNot In A Hurry
April 1, 2020 Is anyone else experiencing time differently in this time of quarantining and social distancing? The busy schedules, constant checking of the calendar, and overall hustle that use to define my life has now be replaced with a haunting feeling of “wait, what day is this!?!” This is the point of Sabbath. God commanded…
Read MoreLighting A Candle
March 31, 2020 As we are stuck in our homes, one of the ways I have found to bring a sense of the sacred into my life is by simply lighting a candle. From the very beginning of the Jesus movement we have lit a candle, we do it at the beginning of every church…
Read MoreHand Washing
March 30, 2020 The CDC is recommending that we wash our hands for 20 seconds every 30 minutes to help combat the COVID19 pandemic. But even before we understood germ theory, handwashing has played an important role in purity rituals (see Leviticus 15:11 and Exodus 30:19). So to add some sacredness and holiness to this current day solution here’s a…
Read MoreRepentance & Restoration
In the final week of our Job series titled “Why Me?”, Dr. Davis Chappell explores Job 42:1-6. Then Job answered the Lord: “I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.‘Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?’Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand, things too wonderful for…
Read MoreDigital Discipleship – Davis Chappell and Allison Gossett
In our first Digital Discipleship podcast episode, Dr. Davis Chappell and Rev. Allison Gossett discuss the ways in which our current series on Job, “Why Me?” speak to our current culture and context more than we could have imagined.
Read MoreThe Ascension of Jesus
March 28, 2020 This week, as we settle into a life of social distancing to help prevent the spread of Covid-19, we will be focusing on how we can be Spiritually united. This week for our Field Guides, we invite you to meditate and pray over Scriptures that we hope will claim the promises that God…
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