Cherishing the Harmony, Part Two
The concluding part of “Cherishing the Harmony,” delivered at the Pilgrim Park church camp on the occasion of the Open Prairie UCC’s twentieth anniversary.
Cherishing the Harmony, Part One
In this reflection, we hear a beautiful psalm about the harmony of the natural world—and then we hear some competing voices of scripture, with other ideas about the nature of nature.
Quaker Simplicity
As a student at the Earlham School of Religion, I learned some great lessons from the Quaker tradition. Here’s one of my favorites: simplicity.
Nourishment
Here’s a reading (the story of the feeding of the five thousand), a sermon, and communion, all together. Viewer participation is welcome!
Stenazo
Check your shopping list: does the food you buy have high levels of stenazo?
Help for the Sower
Who ever heard of a farming operation like that? Sower, we can help!
A Song from Sunday: Fear Not, Said the Angel
We didn’t have much of a sermon in church this Sunday, but I read some scripture and sang some songs. Here’s one part: I read a few of the many places in Bible stories where God tells people not to be afraid, and then I sang my song, “Fear Not, Said the Angel”. My wife Kelly sang the song with me.
A Song from Sunday: Be True
We didn’t have much of a sermon in church this Sunday, but I told some stories and sang some songs. Here’s one: the story of the baptism of my children, and the song I wrote for the occasion, “Be True”.
Cherishing Truth, Personal and Systemic
Jesus taught us to cherish the truth: seek truth, speak truth, and stand up for truth in our institutions.
Letting Worries Go: Personal and Systemic
Jesus’ teaching against worry has both a personal side (where we work on our own worries) and a systemic side (where we work on the big systems that inflict worries on all of us).