Unquenching the Bible
The Apostle Paul cautioned us not to quench the spirit. So when you read scripture—especially the joyful passages of Advent—let the spirit
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A Sunday for Comfort
Our service on the Second Sunday of Advent was all about comfort. Our reading was from Isaiah 40, which begins: "Comfort, O
God’s Little Lights
This sermon, for the first Sunday in Advent, shares a true story from the current Israel-Hamas war. (It's a hopeful sermon, but
O Mother of Music
Each verse of this new hymn is a prayer in the style of the O Antiphons: O <blank>, come and <blank>.
Creative Risk-Taking
The Parable of the Talents is one of the most annoying parables of Jesus. There's a reason for that.
Models of Virtue
Some literary characters are models of virtue. They serve as a celebration of an ideal, and as a reproach to pretenders. Maybe
The Scary Motion
How can the church avoid turning into a Halloween horror: a Bates-Motel Church, a Vampire Church, or a Mummy's-Tomb Church?
Artwork for the Season
For this season—Halloween, All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day, and El Dia de los Muertos—we decorated a corner of our sanctuary with
Mission Sunday: Second Story Teen Center
The fifth Sunday of any month is Mission Sunday at Open Prairie. This Sunday, we heard from Don Schiff, one of our
Keeping It Simple, Making ’em Think
Why didn't Jesus always give simple answers?