Posts Tagged ‘Trinity’
A New Worship Season: Creation in Christ
This is a big deal! It’s been decades in the making, and the first new liturgical season in 500 years. This new period is the Season of Creation, beginning September first. And it’s the first time the Western Church (Catholics, Protestants, the World Council of Churches and others) have adopted a worship practice from the…
Read MoreGregory of Nyssa
March 9th is the special day to remember Gregory of Nyssa, an early Christian theologian who served as the Bishop of Nyssa in Turkey, from 372 to 376 and from 378 until his death in 394. He, his younger brother, Bishop Basil of Caesarea, and their friend, Gregory of Nazianzus, are known as the Cappadocian…
Read MoreDay-by-Day Mysteries
Think of us in this way: as servants of Christ and stewards of God’s mysteries. (1 Corinthians 4:1) Paul was in trouble – again. This time it was with some members of the congregations he helped because of that pack of holier-than-thou “super-apostles.” They were going around stirring up doubts about his leadership, saying that…
Read MorePreach Stewardship from the Trinity
Now is a natural time for pastors to be planning their preaching topics for the year ahead. How can we approach stewardship holistically – in its fullness – over the months ahead to include giving money but not let it take over all the other dimensions of stewarding God’s gifts? One helpful way is to…
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