It's a small oops to say that we have a gap in the hosting schedule for the Preacher Party when there is dramatic weather all over the country and yet another earthquake in the news. Power is out in many parts of the Northeast; a friend has been without for 31+ hours. For me, a colleague's daughter is somewhere in Chile, and I'm trying to find out where. You may have planned one sermon and feel the need to preach another for local or global reasons.
Join us in the comments to share what you're preaching, what you're facing, how you're working with the texts today. Are you opening up the text about the Mother Hen? Considering the multiple meanings of flesh-devouring predators? Focusing on the saving light of God?
Whatever you might be doing, please come to the party. I'll keep the coffee coming and later, I promise, you can share in my stash of Vitamuffins! If you have something to share, lay it on the table.
(Photo from the AP by Mike Groll, found here.)
Hello faithful preachers! I'll be thinking of you today as I am at a congregational leadership discernment day. Will be back this afternoon to put the final touches on tomorrow morning's sermon...
ReplyDeleteI'll see what I can bring back with me to share with the group. Until then, blessings!
thank you for hosting, Songbird! even though I'm preaching tomorrow, I'll be leaving for part of a confirmation retreat today, so it'll be a long day. gotta finish up the sermon, so that the sr. pastor can read it at the 5:00 o clock service.
ReplyDeleteI need to be at the retreat then, so that I can help with the trial of Jesus.
may not be able to check in until pretty late tonight.
Hi folks - going with the Psalm. We'll be gazing upon the beauty of the Lord, with a little help from Henri Nouwen and prayer cards given out to the congregation of the icon 'the saviour of Zvenigorod'. Sermon's
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All comments welcome, as I'm a tad nervy re. using an icon in Presbyterian worship with a lovely, but quite liturgically conservative congregation. I love 'em, but not sure if they'll go for it. As a student, however, I know I can take the risk....
I am chugging down a variety of yuck things to try and shift this cold from hell, so I've got a good supply of lemsip on offer to add to the party. Am off to find some danish, which I'll put out on the table to share :)
May the sermon-fairy sprinkle gold dust on you all
Wow, another earth quake. What is happening.
ReplyDeleteI am officiating a funeral today and will be home this afternoon to sermonate.
I am thinking a lot about fear as I read the scriptures. When God calls Abram, he is fearful and he comes up with excuses. Then we have Jesus being fearless, when he's told to run away because Herod is after him, Jesus bravely continues to set his face towards Jerusalem. Then he laments for the city where he will be killed.
I have a half finished sermon that I really don't like. I'm not terribly inspired right now. I'm doing a series on thanking, questioning, feasting (yes, I know it's Lent), reconciling and transforming. The scriptures are all linked with movies which we show on Friday night. And there is discussion after the service on Sunday. But, I just don't have a whole lot to say about questioning. It's a really preachy sermon about how doubt is better than certainty, but it doesn't have any zing.
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping inspiration will come. I'm going to the zoo. I'm taking a photography and faith class and our assignment is a series of pictures, study of a thing or theme. I'm off to take pictures of the ostrich. The high here is supposed to be 55 and it's sunny. I know we haven't had weather like the northeast, but we've had more than our usual, so I'm going to enjoy what I can.
Maybe the ostrich will have words of wisdom for me.
Nik, I love your sermon. I used photos of the Orion nebula like an icon for my sermon once in a conservative (read: older) congregation and it seemed to work.
Morning, everyone. I knew I could get the latest news here at the preacher party! Thanks Songbird for the breaking news.
ReplyDeleteI was woken by a phone call that a colleague had passed away, but now I've got to quickly eat, make cookies for a meeting, and then prepare myself for said meeting. THEN I can come home, work on the sermon, and clean for a houseguest tonight. Whew!
Tuesday's discussion included a blanket, which is perfect because that's what I'm doing throughout Lent...using a blanket to connect to each Gospel story. So I am thinking about that image of protective love...and how it tells us something about Jesus' love...putting one's self in harm's way.
Be back later!
Wow, I just heard about the earthquake and tsunami warnings. I hope people take those warnings seriously.
ReplyDeleteIt's been a weird week here. We've managed to stay just on the fringes of the worst weather this week, but we've canceled two events--a Thursday night Lenten program (because I was sick) and our Friday night-Saturday morning Vestry Retreat (because our facilitator wasn't sure he could make it through the weather. Meanwhile I am still sneezing and sniffling and trying to shake off this crud, which in the grand scheme of things is nothing much, but still is annoying.
So I'm preaching on Luke and not feeling very inspired. I love the image of the mother hen, but beyond that...well, I have a lot of work to do!
And now, the sun is peaking through the clouds even though we have more snow forecast for today...
Nik, I bet the prayer cards/icon will go over great with the congregation. As you say, because you are a student you can step outside the norm a bit more easily, and I think people will like being exposed to something new. Prayers for you!
ReplyDeleteI'm doing the family service and will be talking about Abram and the idea of covenant/promises. That is as far as I've gotten! We had a death in our school community (where I am chaplain) on Thursday, and it wasn't until last night that I suddenly realized I had done no planning for tomorrow's sermon beyond where I was on Tuesday. Off to read...
It sure is quiet here today!
ReplyDeleteIn my browsing on the web this morning I found a wonderful new (to me anyway) site with lectionary reflections definitely worth checking out.
Also looking to Barbara Brown Taylor for some inspiration.
I'm back after leading a women's group this morning, in which we explored the feminine image of God as embodied in the mother hen. I read the Barbara Brown Taylor snippet someone posted on Tuesday (which is included at the link Rev. Dr. Mom gives us above), then asked, "When have you loved someone or something as ferociously as the hen?" It was a great discussion.
ReplyDeleteWe have Music Sunday tomorrow, so my task today is to write a piece about the history of the Requiem Mass and how it connects to Lent. My colleague will also offer a brief reflection based on the Lazarus story, that it's okay to lament, because even Jesus wept. My assignment feels more like homework, but I volunteered for it and will try to maintain a proper attitude!
asking for your prayers...
ReplyDeletelate last night my mother died...
brain anyerism... which i have no idea how to spell, but you get the gist.
drinking coffee.
in shock.
Oh, hot cup! You have my love and prayers!! An aneurysm is so shocking; both my dad and his mother died due to heart aneurysms. A little box can't hold the love and concern going out to you in your loss.
ReplyDeleteHot Cup, I am so sorry. Prayers for you in the midst of your shock and grief.
ReplyDeletehot cup - more prayers and hugs from here. what a shock.
ReplyDeletesongbird - thanks for posting and for giving us the news heads-up. I was just baking muffins and putting in a load of laundry, so thanks for paying attention to the rest of the world on our behalf. Now I'm thinking of a couple from my church who were vacationing in Hawaii when one of them got very sick and is now in ICU. And a tsunami might be headed their way, too. So, prayers for safety and comfort if you got 'em.
In the sermon dept, I got zip so far, which is kind of scary for a Saturday morning, except that I know I'm preaching on the gospel and reading the psalm as part of the sermon. I do so LOVE that BBT hen quote, and I'm considering FOW about how Psalm 27 is about God is present for our fear both in times of clarity and in times with The Presence is opaque. Might preach, considering all the weird stuff going on...
I have delicious banana chocolate chip muffins which the picky eater in my family has declared "too sour" (cue Major Pushing of Buttons about how I cant feed my child ANYTHING he will eat) and lots and lots and lots of little containers of yogurt - the one food I know he will eat no matter what. This mother hen is feeling a little ineffectual at the moment, but off to get an outline on paper.
Hot Cup - may you feel enfolded by God's protective wings. Prayers ascending
ReplyDeletehot cup, many prayers for you.
ReplyDeleteI posted my sermon here.
ReplyDeleteSince I'm preaching in just a while... my sermon does do a head nod to the earthquake in Chile... even though we have few details about it. The prayers specifically list Chile and all places that may experience tsunamis because of the earthquake.
As you know... comments and critiques are always welcome.
Hot Cup, so sorry about your mom...may she rest in peace and rise and glory, and may you be comforted in your shock and grief.
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ReplyDeleteJust checking in. . .
ReplyDeletePrayers for you, Hot Cup. I'm so sorry for your loss.
Just a few tweaks on the sermon, then off to church for a VeggieTales Movie Night, then back home to make chili for the Deacon's Chili Cook-Off tomorrow.
This has been the week that would not end. It went on and on my friends. . .
Counting down the hours (about 24) 'til I can be home in my comfy clothes, doing laundry, reading and recovering.
I have some delish Canadian Cheddar Cheese and ritz crackers to munch on. Also, some Girl Scout Thin Mints.
ReplyDeleteHelp yourself.
I am preaching on the Hen Text and have no idea where to go yet. Proably going with the BBT stuff on textweek. Seems to be a good direction, but just not there yet.
Suffering with allergy crap today and so I am camping out on the sofa.
Praying for those in Chile (and those who wait and wait for word) and those in possible tsunami zones. Remembering those who are without power, in cold and dealing with all the issues that go with power outage.
Many prayers....
Hot Cup,
ReplyDeleteSo, so sorry. Just read your post. Many prayers and hugs
Thanks, Songbird! Sorry about that gap. I never noticed it in the schedule.
ReplyDeleteI have very very little motivation today, but I don't know why. Mostly, I think, because I'm just 3 sermons from vacation. I start to lose my mojo when the countdown begins.
So, I think I'll do my writing tonight. I konked out asleep in bed while putting my girl down for a nap, so I might just tip over here on the couch and let myself doze again. In theory that makes me better off for tonight, right? We'll see.
I'm off lectionary with my theme of "hospitality" and the dinner party/wedding parables in Luke 14. Not totally sure how that's going to work out, but I did read a sermon of someone else's this week that really helped me along. I don't like reading sermons mid-week, though, because sometimes it feels like they can help me too much. Oi. I like the organization of this one, though, so I might use that for guidance.
(((Hot Cup))) - Many prayers that go beyond words for you!
It's half past 8 here and i've nothing sorted...but there's barely been time to think today (or in the week before it)
ReplyDeleteMust press on - tomorrow is manic as well and starts with the 8.00 Eucharist (and some copying before that)Think I may be about to cheat mightily, c/o sermons that work...
Hot Cup...I am so sorry. Prayers for your mother and all who love her. May she rest in peace and rise in glory.
Sunday morning and time to head off to worship. I am working with the Luke passage and looking at power that dominates, shames, etc compared to the way Jesus showed love, tenderness, compassion, even for those who rejected him.
ReplyDeleteI am including the quote someone kindly left on Tuesday.
Hot Cup – prayers for you.
Hot Cup - you are in my thoughts and prayers
ReplyDeletetwitter gave me the news as I dashed from one place to another with each kid having a music competition in two different places at overlapping times.
one kid did fab - played in the honors recital; the other kid - not so much & dramatically upset, more than ever before
I have something of a sermon going so I'm taking a nap. See you later
Vicar, I'm sorry for your daughter's distress. I hope you can nap.
ReplyDeleteI'm watching video from Hawaii, cannot understand why surfers are in the water.
Surfers are a whole different breed, Songbird. I can't even count the number of hurricane evacuations I went through growing up where we would be driving across the causeway to the mainland while cars and vans full of surfers headed to the beach in the opposite direction. Everything is in search of the mighty wave.
ReplyDeleteOh, Hot Cup--my heart aches for you. Prayers and blessings directed your way, wherever you are (I know that God does).
ReplyDeleteThinking of and praying for all those being whammed by storms of any kind of making. Being without power--ouch!
I've been in sermon denial all day and have been avoiding paying any attention at all by doing laundry, baking muffins (pumpkin-apple, help yourself!), and tending to a sick hubby and rambunctious dogs. Guess it's time to settle in and do some serious contemplation for tomorrow morning. I'm soaking up inspiration from all of you.
And now to pick up the dog bowl that was just dropped at my feet with great expectation.
Hot Cup, you are in my prayers.
ReplyDeleteAmazing story by Tom Brokaw about the town of Gander in Newfoundland.
ReplyDeleteIncredible genrosity and spirit of kindness. If ever in need of a sermon story, here it is.
I never knew this place exsisted and now I don't think I will ever forget it.
If you did not see the story, hope you will pick it up via cyberspace and watch it.
And Shereve is right. Surfers are the rarest of breeds and always in search of the perfect wave to catch
Not only surfers a different breed, but denial about the power of storms runs deep--until you've experienced one and then it may be too late. I remember when I lived in SC the hurricane parties people had--until Hugo hit.
ReplyDeleteIt's all about foxes and hens for me, and it's posted on my sermon blog.
Comments/feedback welcome.
Dr. Mom,
ReplyDeleteI lived in SC too at time of Hugo(actually moved back here). But people were in serious denial over the storm until it did hit. I know of many(friends and relatives) that will no longer "stay put" for a hurricane.
Devastation and loss of possessions is incredible, but nothing worse than loss of lives and nothing more tragic than if lives could have been saved.
Between tornados, hurricanes, and earthquakes, it is a yearlong wild ride.
Preachers, there's pizza at my house; anyone want a slice? We're awaiting the arrival of 19yo by bus; he's playing at church tomorrow morning on our Music Sunday, then goes right back to school in the afternoon. It's great to have him close enough to home to do this! The theme of the service tomorrow is Requiem, with settings being sung by the Senior and children's choirs. I finished my assigned piece of writing for the service and will just look over the poem I'm also reading, Auden's Funeral Blues ("Stop all the clocks...").
ReplyDeleteHow's it going out there?
Songbird, I want some of that pizza!
ReplyDeleteupset kid is babysitting until at least 7, other kid still napping, so I did, indeed, have a nap.
Now, for the sermon.
Vicar, you're more than welcome! I'm glad about that nap.
ReplyDeleteI love that we can share our vulnerability here and find wings of mother hens to surround us. Praying for all, especially hotcup today.
ReplyDeleteHave been away at conference last 24 hours but think I may have a dog to walk tomorrow.
I'll do edits and print in the morning. Time to sleep since I stayed up too late last night putting the world to rights.
It's scary to think that as I sleep, folk are fleeing tsunamis. God weeps indeed.
Struggling with an off-the-lectionary sermon...have the general idea; just shaping it. We have to get up super-early tomorrow to pick up someone at a regional women's shelter (our church got involved in getting her help) to attend services, so I really can't afford to dither any more.
ReplyDelete1-4 -- One of the graduates my year got held over in Gander in 2001 when his flight back from France was rerouted there during 9-11. Attacks occurred while he was in the air so he was on one of many flights that landed there - spent like a week at the school, lots of amazing stories about using showers and becoming friends with the locals. His family is still in touch with the family that "adopted" them. Very good friends that make visits back and forth. Not sure what your Brokaw story is, but that's a real life one I know about Gander!
ReplyDeleteWe too just finished up some pizza. Homemade dough is a weekly deal at our house. Usually on Friday nights, but since last night was an orchestra concert for my husband and me we did it tonight! You're all welcome to it!
ReplyDeleteJust stopping by tonight, been visiting mom-in law today in rehab and working in car. Thank you God for my mac.
ReplyDeleteHot Cup, you are surrounded by prayers in this circle. I hope you can feel them thru the shock. We will keep remembering you tomorrow too.
I'm hoping folks are thinking about our big event in the afternoon and won't notice the sermon-lite (dog) that I walk thru the chancel. ah well.
Best to all
Hot Cup know you are in my thoughts and prayers. I lost my mom very suddenly as well and it sure is a shoick. God will help you though this Evie
ReplyDeleteSherev,
ReplyDeleteThat is the very same story. They did some reunions and talked of the many friendships that developed there. Many passengers were taken care of and fed, clothed, given tolietries all for free. The town basically stopped and dropped everything they were doing to help out.
And, in the end, they started a scholrship for the local high school. It now has huge sum of money that will last indefinetly as word spread.
Great story.
Hey friends, Love the idea of that gander documentary, but cant find it easily online, and I'm worried a further hunt will just be more PROCRASTINATION.
ReplyDeleteMy Hawaii folks say that the tsunami alarms/sirens were going off every half hour this morning, but the worst seems NOT to have happened, tbtg.
SB - I'm not sure I could read that poem outloud. I cant even read it to MYSELF without crying...I will look forward to hearing about that service - sounds like lots of good creative juices were flowing in the planning.
Got an ok outline written before I went out on errands/sports things 8 hours ago. Now to rev up energy for it again. Anyone want to join me in a bowl of frozen yogurt? it's low fat!
Alright, late-night crew. It's time to take this party to the next level. I'll do my part procrastinating well and often.
ReplyDeleteMy first crisis of the evening - - just remembered I'm teaching adult Sunday School tomorrow. The topic: Evil. Joy. Absolutely fan-stinkin-tastic. I think I will conveniently forget to mention it during the announcements. That will help no one show up!
Juniper - - Looks like the did the Gander story during Olympic coverage. I just Googled "Tom Brokaw Gander" and all sorts of sites summarizing the story popped up.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah - - and thanks, 1-4, for reminding me of this entire event since I'm preaching on hospitality - particularly the parable when Jesus teaches to invite those whom you could never expect to repay you. Gander story=BINGO!
ReplyDeleteAnyone preaching on the Gospel text might be able to use these in your sermon: chicken facts
ReplyDelete1-4 ----one more chicken fact: my son's teacher brought her pet chicken to the science fair last night
ReplyDeleteFavorite food: Cheese (??!!)
I think I found the Gander video on youtube.
ReplyDeleteDid not see anything to post on Brokaw story. It might be a while, but ultimatly, it does show the best of humanity, care and hospitality that you can imagine.
ReplyDeleteJust imagine having little to no time to have guests in your town and having to take someone in for an indiff. amount of time as well.
Stranded passengers were allowed into peoples homes to shower, to eat. They had other meals at local schools and ligions. They were given basic needs. They had clothing, tolietries, and even Rx meds. All of it was free.
I hope the story will be availabe on internet later on. Too good not to see
Bring over your mugs and bowls: I'm serving up some lamb stew (hope that's not too presumptively Pashcal) with lovely buttery yellow potatoes and sweet orange carrots sliced and cooked into the mix.
ReplyDeleteTomorrow is "Gospel Sunday" for us, a variant of "Music Sunday" with no actual sermon, but I've just finished my assignment: mini-meditations/introductions to the Gospel reading and Psalm 27.
Under the watchful eye of the senior pastor, I (as intern) will be reading the scriptures and will also be giving the benediction. She told me to say something about "moving towards the cross" that's "Lentish but hopeful." I reworked a quote from Velma McConnell to get the following benediction:
"Go forth together towards the cross--not to a place of pointless suffering, but to that great 'X' that marks the spot where Human and Holy meet. Go forth in faith, in promise, and in peace."
And now a benediction for all sermon-wrestling RevGals:
May God Bless you and Keep you under the shadow of Her Wing.
Good night, birds of a feather! Good night, hens and chicks!
ooo, maine celt - LOVE that benedicion :) thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteHello again all, I'm back for the late night shift. Great to see the ideas flying back and forth.
ReplyDeleteHot Cup, I'm so sorry to hear about your mom. You are in my prayers. Peace and strength to you.
I'm just now settling down to write after a busy day...a lunch and meeting with GREAT energy, then some quick housecleaning for a friend staying over tonight, and then a yummy dinner out with that same friend. Good stuff, all of it, but the sermon is still waiting to be shaped.
Put on the kettle, sister preachers...it's going to be a late night!
Welcome, semfem! I'm here with you for a while. I've got my sermon to work on and Adult Sunday school. Forgot about that until tonight. Quick lesson evil? Nothing big. (HA!)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful bene, MC!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou have a gift for writing, keep it up!
FYI everyone:
ReplyDeleteThe hen-and-chicks mosaic referenced in the Barbara Brown Taylor piece on Textweek is pictured here:
http://www.prettygoodlutherans.com/
At least it appears to be the same one.
OK. Just grabbed the electric blanket and muted the TV. Think I can start now? I'm also jammied and have teeth brushed so that when I get to my stopping point I can just jump in bed. Let's see if that will happen by midnight. Good thing Jennifer Lopez is on SNL tonight and couldn't care any less about Jennifer Lopez!
ReplyDeleteFriends, I've been watching the Olympics with my 19yo and 14yo, and now I must hit the sack. Please help yourselves to whatever you need, and someone get the lights...if the party ever ends, that is.
ReplyDeleteSee you in the morning!
I'm back. A trip to get dog food (because we were completely out) also led to clothes shopping (but none purchased) and people food. I didn't have that kind of time but the upset kid is not as upset any more. Now that she has calmed down enough and talked about it, I understand.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, back at the ranch, the sermon stayed exactly like I left it.
She Rev, thanks to your talk of being "jammied," I can't stop yawning and wanting to cuddle up in MY jammies. (I would, but I'm afraid I would really fall asleep then!)
ReplyDeleteIt's very tempting to take a little nap for a few hours, then get up to write...
Maybe it's time for a nice cup of caffeinated tea.
I'm with semfem, Sherev. If I got as cozy as all THAT, there's no way I'd be able to keep working - I'd be dozing....
ReplyDeleteok, it's 8:30 here. I've cleaned out my email inbox (goodness, there was a lot in there) and now i really must head over to my outline and see how it looks.....
gnight songbird! sleep tight!
Anybody else watching We Are the World III on SNL??
ReplyDeleteLMAO
Oh Sherev, jsut read....I hope you saw it.
ReplyDeleteIf not catch Youtube tomorrow!
hey 1-4 G - whaddya got for a childrens time? I'm still at the same half, um, baked place I was on Tuesday. DId you get anywhere with those or other ideas?
ReplyDeleteJuniper,
ReplyDeleteI am going with your blanket idea and literaly letting all of them gather around me, under the blanket. I will then "say something" about how a mother hen takes care of her chicks this way(i.e. she uses her body to keep predators from seeing them and will shield them this way).
Then talk about how God protects us and cares for us.
Probably not going into the graphic illustrations. Too scary.
Anyhow,will end by talking about how we are God's children and he cares enough for us to put himself in harms way to save us.
Uh, still a half baked potato and without any sour cream or butter.
Juniper,
ReplyDeleteI am going with your blanket idea and literaly letting all of them gather around me, under the blanket. I will then "say something" about how a mother hen takes care of her chicks this way(i.e. she uses her body to keep predators from seeing them and will shield them this way).
Then talk about how God protects us and cares for us.
Probably not going into the graphic illustrations. Too scary.
Anyhow,will end by talking about how we are God's children and he cares enough for us to put himself in harms way to save us.
Uh, still a half baked potato and without any sour cream or butter.
1-4 - See, it sounds so much better when you say it. Having heard it again, I actually think it will work...Ok, I'm going with that. :)
ReplyDeleteOfficially jammified over here. Hopefully the gigantic mug of Earl Grey will combat the desire to sleep.
ReplyDeleteI don't think it was a coincidence that it was my "Lutheran Chick" mug. That might be my way in!
There you go, semfem. Welcome to the dark side!!!
ReplyDeleteSo, I'm sure others have figured it out by now, but I just finally watched the clip I posted. Not the right one about Gander. It mentions it in passing, but it's not the more in depth story. Sorry about that.
ReplyDeleteIf I lived in a dorm, I'd be in the lounge right now. I guess it's good I don't live in a dorm. I'm still managing to procrastinate though. I should already be finished.
ReplyDeleteI love that Ken Burn's National Parks has "This is My Father's World" as the song that plays under much of the commentary.
ReplyDeleteWow, vic you ARE procrastinating. THat was TOTALLY out of left field. Me? I'm just dinking around on FB.
ReplyDeleteYep, that's me wandering around in left field, center field, right field, field of vision, field of corn ... wish it was true that if you build it they will come ...
ReplyDeleteBlah blah blah - - that's what I hear when I read what I have written. I feel like I blew my inspirational and passionate wad last week, though, so blah blah blah is all I'm coming up with.
ReplyDeleteI'm 996 words into this blah, and will forge ahead for a little longer, but not much. I need to get it close to wrapped up soon though, even if it's not pretty, so that I can move on to Adult Education. (After I sleep. It's about that time for me.)
... did you know spring training has started? ...
ReplyDeleteI'm still watching the Olympics out here on teh west coast and wondering why Evan Lyacek (sp??) never shaves, if he "respects skating so much." I mean, Evan , you are such a great skater, and you seem like an incredibly nice guy but would it kill you to get out a razor once in a while?
ReplyDeleteI stopped watching Olympics and started watching one of the National Parks episodes thinking I'd do more sermon writing ... nope. maybe I should go back to olympics
ReplyDeleteI'm boring myself while writing. I'm boring myself while writing.
ReplyDeleteThis is not a good sign.
She Rev, I hate it when that happens
ReplyDeleteok, i've got all I'm going to get tonight. I have an outline good enuf for preaching from -- wish my ending was a little stronger, but maybe it'll come to me in my sleep.
ReplyDeleteit's the field of dreams for me. gnight ya'll.
sherev -- that's not bored, it's sleepy. go to bed. you'll feel a lot better about it in the morning....
Oh, I had to do a quick run to Wally World. We have a new baby in our church and tradition from long, long ago when babies were born in our church is the typical rose on the pulpit.
ReplyDeleteSo, it occured to me that I had not been out today to get it...
Then while there i was wishing I had somehting to give the kids like a little chick. Figured they would have some little toy ones in the Easter display.
Not. I thought of Peeps....but then since you eat Peeps, not so good.
So I spent more, but got little plastic chicks with candy inside them. There done
Also, had to buy a bouquet of roses, as they did not have singles.WTF???
So, now, back to bring it home with the rest of the late night crew.
Anyone want a Girl Scout cookie or some almonds or Ritz with cheese?
I am doing the blah, blah, blah...Jesus....blah, blah, blah, Jesus sermon.
And I am boring myself.....
Oh and while I was coming home an SUV passed me, going fast. It had a sticker that said, " Every saint has a past, every sinner has a future." I chuckled. Especially since they speed past me. But then as I got to our tiny town post office, I saw a blue light flashing. And as I got closer I smiled smugly to see the SUV had been pulled over. SO, they had passed a cop and their past caught up with them in the present and their sin would impact their future in the form of a ticket, higher insurance.Sermon worthy, maybe?
ReplyDeleteThanks Juniper, I was not sure if I had anything there or not. You gave me the idea though!
Oh and wally world has chicks with candy in 'em.
okay, back to the grindstone
OK, I think I have something from which to preach. Regardless, it's printing. And it's gonna have to be "good enough" because I am barely staying awake. I'll trust that the Holy Spirit has got my back.
ReplyDeleteBlessings on your Sunday
1-4 Grace, is it just me or is Walmart really scaling back on the non-edible Easter toys this year? Usually it seems like they have tons of stuff that can make good children's sermons, like chirping chicks. Weird. Maybe they're bringing them out later.
ReplyDeleteI'm bringing it home now, aiming for 1000 words because I think the blanket theme for Lent allows me to preach shorter. Made myself cry with my sermon...not quite the same as being bored by it, but calls to mind the same doubts about being able to preach it!
SF,
ReplyDeleteYou may have hit on something. Easter is a ways off, but isn't it all about the commercialism of rushing each and every holiday out of season?
Thus, we have Christmas stuff before Halloween when it is still hot in some places.
Maybe they will have more later. And hopefully I can take the blanket theme to the max.
Cats are all in cuddle mode, wish I were too
I'm turning in. I'm at 1800 blah words and just a wrap paragraph from being done. More than usual when I head to bed actually. But then, I've still got the Adult Ed lesson to plan for in the morning.
ReplyDeleteSo, I'm heading down. Not anticipating great sleep tonight since the girl-child has been hacking away with a cough most of the night already. That sound will be in my hear through the monitor the rest of the night, I'm sure. Joy.
I'm heading to bed as well. I am finished (with 968 words...more of a reflection or a meditation, really), but immediately after I finished writing I got REALLY sleepy. Reading it over for edits and tweaks was a challenge.
ReplyDeleteBut now I'm heading upstairs to print and grab a few hours of sleep. May the HS be with those still working.
Blessings on all pondering, preaching, and proclamation today!
I'll get the lights then?
ReplyDeleteTurning the lights back on.
ReplyDeleteI'm here to write that last paragraph and plan Adult Ed. Joy. Still don't like what I have much, but oh well. Can't win 'em all.
Fresh pot of coffee here; thinking of hot cup as I pour, hoping she's safely with her family.
ReplyDeleteDone and printed. Sick kid and the other one have been up since I got up, but only now have help from my husband. Ahhhh...I crave the ability to completely sleep through any hacking, coughing, sniffling, or puking. How do they do that?!?!?!
ReplyDeleteYou know, when the third one arrives, you may need to start waking him up...
ReplyDeleteHurrah! We survived teh icon experience this morning and I live to tell the tale... had worried I might have been burnt for heresy. Still, 'tis a very cold day in Scotland today.
ReplyDeleteFor those of you yet to preach, blessings.
Congrats Nik! I'm glad it went over well!!!!
ReplyDeleteSo, I think I have enough questions on paper to lead my evil discussion. I wish I had a good Bible study on Genesis 3 to help get the discussion going, but I don't have one on hand and I don't have time to create the one I wish I had (not so literalist as the ones I find on the internet, YIKES!). So, oh well. We'll get what we get. I think there's plenty to talk about if folks get talking!
Yesterday afternoon my beloved Illini basketball team lost to Minnesota by 2 points, after a heroic come from behind effort.
ReplyDeleteThis morning, I have worked like a dog on this dog of a sermon. And it is bad. I lament my failure to my husband. If only I had a little more time, I say.
He comes over to hug me. You're like the Illini, he says. You were counting on that last second shot.
Busted.
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