Spring brings warmer days, which usher in the beginning of the growing season. The pots I left abandoned outside my house begin to grow delicate little clovers and thick-stalked pokeweed. These weeds get a jumpstart and take advantage of leftover potting soil. Empty pots will fill up with something. Instead of allowing the weeds to…
Yesterday was the first Sunday of Lent, and I internally jumped for joy when we walked into our non-denominational church and found a printed copy of a Lenten prayer at every seat. When it comes to all the liturgical things–well, you could just say that after decades of sola scriptura-type church services which passed over…
If you come from an unchurched or even an evangelical background, the notion of liturgy may be foreign to you. It was to me throughout most of my childhood and young adulthood. And for many years, I thought liturgy was a negative thing until I realized that God is all about liturgy when that liturgy is…