by The Practice Church | Dec 5, 2016 | Reflections
As the first snow fell outside, we gathered last night in the warmth of the chapel to began our Advent journey. Our first reading interposed the hope of “O Come Emmanuel” and the fear of Mary and Joseph as they heard from the angel. After our new friend, Jacques...
by The Practice Church | Oct 17, 2016 | Reflections, Sunday Reflections
I left last night so grateful to be a part of a community that doesn’t just learn about the teaching of Jesus but longs to put his words into practice. After offering our whole selves to God in song and reflecting on Jesus’ words in Matthew 6, Gail and Bill led in a...
by The Practice Church | Sep 26, 2016 | Reflections
Last night was a truly human and holy experience of worship, lament, and opening ourselves up to the real presence of Christ. Most Sundays, our liturgy is based on four readings from the Revised Common Lectionary– the shared ordering of scripture texts based on...
by The Practice Church | Apr 4, 2016 | Reflections, Stories of Resurrection
It seemed an odd beginning to a night of celebrating God’s ongoing redemptive work in the world. There we were praying for a child who had been critically injured in a crash just steps from where we were sitting. How do you pivot from praying that prayer to a...
by The Practice Church | Sep 21, 2015 | Reflections, Rhythm
If you were able to join us last night for Ruth Haley Barton, then you, like me, might still be reeling from the invitation to explore our desires. As Ruth shared from her own story that she often doesn’t live in tune with the desires of her life, she started...
by The Practice Church | Sep 21, 2015 | Notes and quotes, Reflections
Last night, we prayed a heartbreaking and yet beautiful liturgy for the world. John and Jenny Potter wrote and lead this powerful Prayers of the People for Syrian refugees, the systemic racism in our country, and our LGBTQ brothers and sisters, carried by the music of...
