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Liturgy: “Revered Mosquitoes”
The practice of reverence takes time. As New Yorkers, however, we move so quickly that our surroundings become blurred. Meanwhile, none of us meets the first criterion for reverence, which is to remember that we are not gods.
“Causing the Cosmos:” Dean Zimmerman
The King’s College was pleased to host Dr. Dean Zimmerman, one of the most influential Christian philosophers of our day, for a lecture on cosmological arguments for the existence of God.
Liturgy: “Un-Built Furniture Needs No Instructions”
If we love the Son, we must keep his word. Un-built furniture needs no instructions, but Jesus is building a political capital through us. In order to build, instructions must be followed and our reverence to the Boss is paid in our labor.
Liturgy: A Door to the ‘More’
What does it mean when people say, “I am spiritual but not religious?”
Liturgy: “We Will Dwell In the House of the Lord Forever”
This week’s scripture readings remind us that we too are being adopted into a forever family. We will dwell in the house of the Lord forever!
Liturgy: “The Profit of Death,” or, “Whoopee, We’re All Going to Die!”
That question—what’s the point?—is both new and old. It’s new for every one of us who has to ask it of ourselves. But it’s an old and oft-repeated theme in Scripture as well.
Liturgy: “It’s Ok, I’ll Help You”
Rather than chiding Thomas, Jesus shows him his hands and feet, allows Thomas to touch the scars. He understands Thomas’s fears and wants to help him overcome them.
Liturgy: Scripture’s Only Recorded Foot Race
In John 20, Simon Peter and an unnamed disciple, upon hearing from Mary Magdalene that Christ’s tomb is empty, race to the tomb. There was a contest. There was a winner. And there was a loser.
Liturgy: In the Hands of God, Nothing Good is Wasted
We should pursue our vocations with courage and seek to bring joy to our communities—in small ways as well as great—because God vindicates every good.
Liturgy: Walls of Water
Is there something new God is calling you to or something enslaving you that He is calling you to leave behind?
