This Sunday brings the palms. Call it a parade. Call it a procession. Call it a protest. Our church people expect to wave palms happily in the air before the resurrection is proclaimed next week. Pastors struggle with this. This is the week that they are busy cranking out bulletins for Holy Week. They areContinue reading “Liturgical Lights for Sunday March 29, 2015”
Category Archives: Ingredients for Worship
Liturgical Lights for Sunday March 22, 2015
This new thing began last week. Because writing is good. I like writing. I need to write. I especially need to write liturgy. So here we are again. Here are some Liturgical Lights. The following prayers focus on Matthew 25:31-46 which is the focus passage from the Narrative Lectionary on March 22, 2015. So often, when we hear theseContinue reading “Liturgical Lights for Sunday March 22, 2015”
Liturgical Lights for Sunday March 15, 2015
Toward the end of my last call, I stopped writing liturgy. There were so many other things to do. So very many things. I just didn’t have time. Or I didn’t make time. Because writing liturgy takes time. Lots of time to get the words right. It is holy work. It is holy work thatContinue reading “Liturgical Lights for Sunday March 15, 2015”
Sermon: Anything Good
Last week, as I was preparing to preach this sermon, I sat with a retired clergy member of my congregation where I asked her about how she’s preached this particular Sunday. This Martin Luther King Day. This Sunday I’ve been thinking about since Trayvon Martin was murdered. At that point, and as you’ll find inContinue reading “Sermon: Anything Good”
How to Make Ashes
Every year, I enjoy the ritual of transforming last year’s palms into ashes. This year, I posted something about this ritual on Facebook which spurred a series of responses from some dear clergy friends who had little success in making ashes. So, this is my attempt to come to the rescue of my dear friends.Continue reading “How to Make Ashes”
Cooking with Elsa 