Read Luke 2:8–20 We were grazing our flocks outside Jerusalem tonight when an angel appeared. I can’t really describe it—the air got heavier. The atmosphere pulsed, and it felt so bright that I couldn’t see, even in the middle of the night. We were all terrified. Now, remember, we’re shepherds. People rarely pay attention to… Read more »
March 2, 2017
Meeting Jesus: March 2 Shepherds
Read Luke 2:8–20 We were grazing our flocks outside Jerusalem tonight when an angel appeared. I can’t really describe it—the air got heavier. The atmosphere pulsed, and it felt so bright that I couldn’t see, even in the middle of the night. We were all terrified. Now, remember, we’re shepherds. People rarely pay attention to… Read more » 
In the struggle A Revised Common Lectionary resource for March 5 By Magdalena I. García Jesus said to him, ‘Away with you, Satan! for it is written, “Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.”’ – Matthew 4:10 Read the full lectionary passages here When our hunger for pleasure and immediate satisfaction leads us… 
Why go it alone? Worship is not about the selfie By Abby King-Kaiser When I was starting my first full time pastoring gig, I could not wait to work WITH people and plan worship. I could not have been more wrong about what planning worship would be like as a solo pastor, with emphasis… 
Beer fast for Lent? An unusual spiritual request By Ken Rummer The proposition took me by surprise. “Would you be my spiritual advisor?” J. Wilson, the editor of our weekly newspaper in Iowa had just been describing the medieval practice of certain monks who only drank beer during Lent, and how he, a home-brewer and self-described beer… 
Meeting Jesus Experiencing Lent through the eyes of Bible characters The Presbyterians Today Lenten devotional Meeting Jesus by Jodi Craiglow shows us Jesus through the eyes of over 40 different Bible characters. Come alongside the characters who encountered him in different ways. Join us each day as we discover what they learned from their encounter…. 
Talking back to the cloud A Revised Common Lectionary resource for February 26 by Magdalena I. García While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud a voice said, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved; with him I am well pleased; listen to him!’ – Matthew 17:5 Read the… 
Mind the Gap Closing the space between our values and actions By Susan Rothenberg When my son and I visited London for the first time a few years ago, he was completely fascinated by the London Underground. For weeks prior to our trip, he researched stations, lines, and pretty much had the whole system… 
Let the sun rise, let the rain fall A Revised Common Lectionary resource for February 19 by Magdalena I. García “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and…