by The Practice Church | Sep 19, 2016 | Sunday Reflections
This week began our deep exploration of practicing the Beatitudes with “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.” The liturgy explored our poverty of spirit using Jesus’s teaching in Matthew 5. Jesus invites us to be salt and light in the...
by The Practice Church | Sep 12, 2016 | Sunday Reflections
A journey back to reality. It’s something most of us could use, what with the competing scripts and distortions and narratives and lies that swirl around us, telling us who we should be and what we should strive for and what we should buy to get there. It’s enough to...
by The Practice Church | Aug 15, 2016 | Sunday Reflections
There is a certain heaviness when one talks about a “theology of the other” as we explored last night at the Practice. For some of us, the “other” feels far away; Syrian refugees and ISIS fighters, global politics, and economic anxiety. For other of us, the “other” is...
by The Practice Church | Aug 8, 2016 | Sunday Reflections
Here are the words Kellye shared last night as she guided us to pray for the world using images. (Download the full liturgy here.) ——— I am going to lead us now through a practice of praying for our world using pictures. The poet Naomi Shihab Nye...
by The Practice Church | Jun 27, 2016 | Summer Experiment, Sunday Reflections
Last night was a beautiful end to this ministry season at the Practice. The entire experience felt like a gift in every way, from the opening liturgy right through to the benediction. The center of the night was Jason Feffer’s masterful guidance to help each of us...
by The Practice Church | Jun 13, 2016 | Living the Liturgy, Sunday Reflections
Last night at The Practice was such a wonderful end to our Living the Liturgy series., an exploration of the sacred rituals we practice each and every Sunday that shape our daily lives. In this series we wanted to pull back the curtain and look at why practicing...
