Examen
Here is a list of 10 things that suffering achieves, followed by a series of Bible (ESV) passages and examen questions for each item, arranged as stations to be used in the context of a solemn Good Friday liturgy. I distilled this list based on word studies of the following
Bible
Examining Ourselves Trust/Faith • Like Joshua, do I trust the Triune God to fulfill — either in this mortal life or in my resurrected life — his good promises and good reign in my life? • What is one area in my life where I am tempted to not fully trust God? • Our
Bible
C.I.A. Bible Study C = Clarification What does the historical document tell us about the Triune God (Father, Son, Holy Spirit), or about ourselves (humanity)? I = Implication How am I implicated? What am I going to do about the clarifying insight about God or about myself? A = Application With
Lyrics
Here are three simple verses in 8.8.8.8, drawing from John 4.1-45, inspired by “I heard the voice of Jesus say” by Horatius Bonar 1846. I would set this to Waltham (“I heard the bells on Christmas day”) by John Baptiste Calkin 1872. I heard the voice
Dramatization
Here's a 1-pager for reading an excerpt of John 4 with three voice parts, drawn from the ESV.
intertextual
1 Kings 19.1-18 with excerpts from Jonah & Exodus a responsive reading (ESV) Elijah & Jonah Attempt Fleeing Elijah in 1 Kings 19.1-3 1 Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a
Transfiguration
Translation
Here's my translation of excerpts from Romans chapter 8 for a responsive creed. There is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. God declared an end to sin’s control over us by giving his own Son as a sacrifice for our sins. Therefore you have
Christmas Eve
Luke 1.26-38 (ESV, dramatized) Narrator: 26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary.
Liturgy
1. What does the word advent mean? The English word advent derives from the Latin ad “toward” + venīre “come”. So, advent indicates something coming (or approaching or proceeding) toward us. Most often, advent refers to the Messiah (Jesus Christ) coming to us. 2. When does the Messiah come to us?
Translation
4 Be miserable in the Lord always! Again I say, be miserable. 5 Let your harshness show in your treatment of all people. The Lord is far away. 6 Be anxious about everything. Pray to God about nothing. Be ungrateful to God. 7 Then turmoil — something we all understand — will
Ad-Ministration
Behind every thriving parish is an angel. On this mortal side of eternity, given our limited senses of perception, we call them “Parish Office Administrators”. But we know that they actually are angelic beings whom God sends us from the far side of eternity because they transcend both time and
