Worship Reflections from 2025
16 February 2025
A Service for Justice and Peace We built it now for the Transfiguration! Exodus 34:29-35 The Shining Face of Moses 29 Moses came down from Mount Sinai. As he came down from the mountain with the two tablets of the covenant in his hand, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God. 30 When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, the skin of his face was shining, and they were afraid to…
9 February 2025
Put the U into MUC for 2025 (Commissioning Service with Communion) Ministers! What Are They Good For? Nothing!?! Ephesians 4:7,11-167 But each of us was given grace according to the measure of Christ’s gift. 11The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, 12to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge…
2 February 2025
Adventures in Evolutionary Theology Comfort in the Zoo 1 In you, O Lord, I take refuge; let me never be put to shame. 2 In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me and save me. 3 Be to me a rock of refuge, a strong fortress, to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress. 4 Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and cruel. 5 For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O Lord, from my youth. 6 Upon you I…
26 January 2025
PRACTICAL SPIRITUALITY FOR COMMUNITY Real Community: Spirituality of Mysticism & Community Scott Peck in The Different Drum talks about four pivots to building community Pseudo-community: where we try to be nice to each other and build community by avoiding conflict. Chaos: when the niceness wears off and people start being real. Emptiness: when people realize that if community is to occur your life is in the way of community. Real community: where people are excited about being stuck with each other. · Of course this is…
12 January 2025
PRACTICAL SPIRITUALITY FOR COMMUNITY Spirituality of the Roster, Chaos & Disillusionment Spirituality of the Roster 2 Timothy 4:9-22 Do your best to come to me soon, Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful in my ministry. I hare sent Tychicus to Ephesus. ‘3when you come, bring the cloak that…
5 January 2025
PRACTICAL SPIRITUALITY FOR COMMUNITY Spirituality of Enthusiasm & Pseudo-Community 2 Timothy 4:9-22 Do your best to come to me soon, Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful in my ministry. I hare sent Tychicus to Ephesus. ‘3when you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas,…