Several years ago while serving at the Duke University Chapel, the evening of Ash Wednesday was filled with electricity and excitement. Students had been lined up for hours. The student paper offered category-blurring commentary for weeks. Classes weren’t cancelled, per se, but only poor, unfortunate souls chose to spend their time in the library on… Read more »
This week in my congregation we have been discussing the question, “What is Worship?” I asked our Tuesday night Bible study class to list what is and what is not essential for Christian Worship. Is the choir essential? Must we celebrate Holy Communion to constitute worship? Is it Worship without a sermon? Children’s Moment? As… Read more »
I must admit that Monday’s Ordination Service is a bit of a blur. During most of those sacred gatherings in our life: weddings, funerals, baptism . . . the Spirit fills us with amazement, literally being, “Out of one’s self,” which tends to muddy the details, leaving us with lingering conviction rather than report of… Read more »