Mike King brought my attention to this video via this post. I agree with Mike that it is a great combination of art, music and technology. While I was at Wesley Seminary, I was exposed to the Luce Center for the Arts and Religion which was constantly at work to integrate arts into the life […]
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Warmth
I had the opportunity to write the prayer guide at Resurrection this week. The prayer for the day is: O God, your presence warms our soul. When your world seems cold and bleak, propel your Spirit to warm all the cold places. In times when our own hearts are cold we ask for you to […]
One of the great values of blogging and reading blogs is that it allows one to connect with people with whom contact me never otherwise be made. I enjoy reading enjoy reading a wide variety of blogs from across the United States and around the world (thanks Google Reader). I also hope to make greater […]
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Bright
I had the opportunity to write the prayer guide at Resurrection this week. The prayer for the day is: O God, we are sometimes blinded by the brightness of your love for us. We feel unworthy of your love, and yet we know that it is a free gift given to us without cost. We […]
This morning my wife, Nicole and I are driving to Rogers, Arkansas with Dustin and Shelly Petz to attend a marriage retreat hosted by The Soderquist Center. It will be held at Greystone Estate in Rogers, Arkansas. A couple weeks ago, we received a phone call from Bishop Jones‘ wife Mary Lou Reece asking what […]
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Burn
I had the opportunity to write the prayer guide at Resurrection this week. The prayer for the day is: O God, sometimes we are burned – by our family, our friends, our co-workers. Lord, we recognize that sometimes we burn others. Send your healing power to sooth the burns in our life. Give us strength […]
I had the opportunity to write the prayer guide at Resurrection this week. The introduction for this guide is: We are in the middle of June and the forecast is hot and sunny. Outside the sun beats down on our skin, the grass, animals and all of creation. This will form the theme for our […]
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07-06-17 Pastoral Prayer
This weekend I used two different pastoral prayers for the weekend. One for the traditional service and the other for the contemporary service. Let me know what you think, is this appropriate? Guidance or improvement on these prayers? Thanks! I have shared all of the prayers that I have written for worship via Google Docs […]
Please visit http://www.cor.org/youtube and http://www.youtube.com/seeinggray for information about the January 2008 sermon series at Resurrection. I recently read about a fascinating application of YouTue in the ongoing presidential debates – The CNN / YouTube debates. Here is the video explaining the concept… I think this is great. The playing field is leveled across the country […]
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Church with a Menu? Part 3 of 3
At Resurrection our purpose is to build a Christian community where non-religious and nominally religious people are becoming deeply committed Christians. The Adult Discipleship team has done a lot of work around the question – what does a deeply committed Christian look like? Part of the answer is found in the Journey to know, love […]
When trying out a new restaurant, I sometimes try to pore over the menu to figure out what I would like to try, what will be the most satisfying. Sometimes, I ask the waitress or waiter what she or he recommends and order their recommendation. Is this like church? There are some people who come […]
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Church with a Menu? Part 1 of 3
While at the Western North Carolina Annual Conference, I had the opportunity to eat at a local restaurant in Maggie Valley, North Carolina. You had the option to dine in or to have car service. There was not drive in stalls like Sonic, but instead your order was taken and delivered to a certain section […]
Rev. Andrew Conard 