It wasn’t Pentecost the day the Holy Spirit came to my church. There was no sound like the rush of a violent wind. Divided tongues of fire did not appear among us or rest on our heads. That day the … Continue reading
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“Highs and Lows!!” If you eat dinner with the Embree family, no doubt that right after we pray, you’ll hear one of our kids yell this out. It has become…
Sometimes celebrated as the “birthday of the church,” Pentecost (May 24, 2015) is a wonderful Sunday to invoke the Holy Spirit. Images of flames, doves, and wind can help those in worship visualize the divine and enliven the imagination. The … Continue reading
Sacred Stones Ministries invites adults, both clergy and laity, to join in a trip to Ft. Washakie, on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming, this August. We will work on a variety of projects in the community while building relationships … Continue reading
As part of our commitment to our own continuing education and professional formation, the partners of Sacred Stones Ministries are in covenant to read and discuss one book a quarter that can inform our work. Recognizing that many of our … Continue reading
I am typically a very organized person. I write curriculum on Mondays, plan Children’s Time on Tuesdays, send curriculum out to the volunteers on Thursdays, gather supplies (which usually means stopping by the Dollar Store) on Fridays, set up on Saturdays, … Continue reading
Some churches choose not to observe Mother’s Day in a significant way because it is a secular holiday, while others embrace it fully in their liturgy and preaching. Whatever your church’s practice, I offer this pastoral prayer in an attempt … Continue reading
