“Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise. The gift of language combined with the gift of song was given to man that he should proclaim the Word of God through music.” MARTIN LUTHER I love music! Though I’ve had no formal music training other than a few trumpet lessons as a youngster and a year orContinueContinue reading “A JOYFUL NOISE”
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NOT IN GOD’S NAME
Do not believe you can rectify the past by avenging it. That way you merely succeed in perpetuating the past instead of healing it.rabbi jonathan sacks This past summer I read a book titled Not in God’s Name: Confronting Religious Violence, by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. Ostensibly, it is an analysis of Genesis, the first bookContinueContinue reading “NOT IN GOD’S NAME”
THE WORDS OF MY MOUTH
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer.psalm 19:14 (book of common prayer, p. 607) For as long as I have preached, with few exceptions, I have opened my sermons with a prayer. Regardless of its length, IContinueContinue reading “THE WORDS OF MY MOUTH”
Walking Together in Faith 