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The Liturgy Nerd: April 2015
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015. Easter Worship Series - Counter Cultural Community. Coming off the heels of Easter, FUMC of Arlington is launching into a series on the Acts of the Apostles and the building of the first Christian Community:. Here's an outline of the fun with a few (rough) ideas as to where we're going with things! Easter Season Worship Series: Counter Cultural Community. April 12 to May 10. April 12 – “Counter-Cultural Community”. Lesson – Acts 4:32-35. Lesson – Acts 3:12-19. Philip and the Eth...
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messy grace: January 2015
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Thursday, January 8, 2015. In the sacrament of baptism, we are born anew by water and the Spirit (John 3:5). We are water-washed and Spirit-born, brought into a special covenant as God’s grace is poured out upon us. Not because you did anything to deserve it. None of us deserve it. But simply because God made you for God’s self. You are God’s beloved child and God wants to be in your life like any good parent does. Not the world’s standards of perfection which are all warped and tangled up with fam...
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messy grace: Consume vs. Invest
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Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Consume vs. Invest. This endless cycle of never-enough, must-have-more bothers me at a deep level. It reminds me of the Monty Python bit from The Meaning of Life. In which we see a very obese man, Mr. Creosote, food spilled down his chin and clothes, sitting in front of a table heaped with empty, dirty dishes. The waiter approaches to offer him “a wafer thin mint.” Initially, the eater refuses, he says he is stuffed! God’s economy is about investing over consuming. Go...Investi...
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messy grace: March 2015
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Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Consume vs. Invest. This endless cycle of never-enough, must-have-more bothers me at a deep level. It reminds me of the Monty Python bit from The Meaning of Life. In which we see a very obese man, Mr. Creosote, food spilled down his chin and clothes, sitting in front of a table heaped with empty, dirty dishes. The waiter approaches to offer him “a wafer thin mint.” Initially, the eater refuses, he says he is stuffed! God’s economy is about investing over consuming. Go...Investi...
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messy grace: March 2014
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Thursday, March 27, 2014. In worship, we watched a spoken word poet. Interpret this story who repeated the phrase, “to be known is to be loved and to be loved is to be known.” It’s true for all of us. To take the time to know someone is an act of love. And to love someone truly and honestly takes getting to know them. So how do we recognize and own our stories? So, where do you tell your story? More importantly, what story is the bedrock of your life? Thursday, March 20, 2014. Marks on the Body. It’...
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messy grace: Exhaustion & New Life
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Friday, April 3, 2015. Exhaustion and New Life. Most days start out roughly the same – the alarm goes off for my husband, who has to get up and out before the rest of us, and I lay there, trying to get my internal gears running, while my body laments, “…but I’m still so tired.”. Or maybe it feels just the opposite is true – the house is empty except for the nattering from the television you keep on to keep you company. No one calls, no one writes, no one seems to remember that you are alive....There a...
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messy grace: April 2014
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Thursday, April 24, 2014. Prom, Bad Choices, and Love. My mom came to visit recently. I was driving when I noticed her white knuckles as I exited the highway somewhere along I-35. Not taking her eyes from the road, she asked, “Don’t they have a yield sign? 8221; Shrugging, I replied, “No, there are two lanes. We can both go. We just agree not to hit each other.”. At first, I assumed he was talking about that prom night phenomenon which is usually prefaced by statements like “I love him/her! 8221; “...
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messy grace: February 2015
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Thursday, February 26, 2015. What's in a Day? With the ice days this week, I've. Instead, I've made painter’s tape spider webs with my 4-year-old and tossed cotton ball “flies” into it. I've taken naps with my baby. We painted toast and made cookies. It’s good stuff. The days slip easily by, with no one paying too much to the hours. Beginning on Thursday evening after sunset, Jesus would eat the last supper with his disciples, pray in the garden of Gethsemane, be betrayed and deserted by his friends, be ...
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messy grace: June 2014
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Thursday, June 26, 2014. As a preschooler’s mom, I often say, “Are you listening to me? 8221; When my son says yes, I usually follow up with, “What did I say? 8221; Although a logical part of my mind knows better, the busy, everyday part thinks that if my child will just listen. Then he will do as I say. Reflecting on this as a parent, I saw a Facebook post from Momastery. When I was training as a Stephen Minister, one of our core practices was listening. We were to receive whatever was shared with u...
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messy grace: Water-washed & Spirit-born
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Thursday, January 8, 2015. In the sacrament of baptism, we are born anew by water and the Spirit (John 3:5). We are water-washed and Spirit-born, brought into a special covenant as God’s grace is poured out upon us. Not because you did anything to deserve it. None of us deserve it. But simply because God made you for God’s self. You are God’s beloved child and God wants to be in your life like any good parent does. Not the world’s standards of perfection which are all warped and tangled up with fam...
