Lectionary Readings – (Second Sunday in Lent) [This sermon used a lot of props, so I’ve included photos of the props, and I’ve left in my “stage notes” to show when and where I used them.] When I read the scripture for today, and realized that the passage was John 3:16, I began to think…
Daily Office Readings – NT ( 1 Corinthians 3:16-23 ) Growing up, one of the phrases I heard quite a few times from either youth pastors, or pastors who wanted to relate to the youth was the phrase in the title of this post. Of course, the phrase could just as easily reference “boys who…
Daily Office Readings – NT ( 1 Corinthians 2:1-13 ) & Gospel ( Mark 1:29-45 ) Several years ago, I lived in a part of California that was home to several of the bigger Evangelical churches, though I myself belonged to a liturgical congregation. Because of this, I often wore a crucifix when I was…
Daily Office Readings – Gospel ( Mark 1:14-28 ) Today, in my Spanish class, one of the people used the phrase ‘sin embargo,’ which means ‘nevertheless.’ But every time I hear it, I say to myself that a ‘sin embargo’ is what is supposed to happen during Lent. Sin is something we are supposed to…