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Awkward Silences
1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a
5th Sunday after Pentecost - Year C
June 23, 2013
The Rev. Stuart Higginbotham (TEC)
You see, I wrestle with silence a lot. We have this strange dance, silence and I. I am much more comfortable in silence than I am in large groups of people whose conversations swell and mix together, eventually sounding like static or clucking chickens. I need--I crave--times for silence. But I resist it sometimes as well, behaving like I somehow enjoy having four or five programs or projects going on at the same time. I feel like I'm being so much more productive that way--until it all gets on my nerves and I begin to rearrange my office again and put in a rug and zafu meditation cushion in the corner in hopes that I will take advantage of the space and "just" sit and be and reflect and pray and make tea for folks who come by to visit and sit on the floor.
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June 17, 2013
Weekly Sermon Illustration: Female
The Rev. Frederick Buechner (PCUSA)
This week's sermon illustration includes an excerpt entitled "Female" which was originally published in 1988 in Whistling in the Dark.Day1 Blog
June 20, 2013
Carl McColman: Does Anyone Read Thomas Merton Anymore?
Carl McColman (other)
Fewer folks may be reading Thomas Merton, but I trust that readers who will truly appreciate, and be enriched by, his work will still manage to find him. Here is a review of a new compilation of his writings.Latest Day1 TV
A Messy Desk - The Rev. Martin Copenhaver
The Rev. Martin Copenhaver (UCC)
Martin speaks to us about the state of his desk, and what it taught him about his soul.Latest Day1 Radio
Dr. Fred Craddock - Interview with Peter Wallace
The Rev. Dr. Fred Craddock (CC(DC))
One of America's best known preachers and teachers of preachers, Dr. Fred Craddock, talks with Day1 host Peter Wallace about the art and science of preaching. This is the audio podcast version of the video interview premiered at the 2008 Festival of Homiletics.Recent Blog Posts
June 20, 2013
Carl McColman: Does Anyone Read Thomas Merton Anymore?
Carl McColman (other)
Fewer folks may be reading Thomas Merton, but I trust that readers who will truly appreciate, and be enriched by, his work will still manage to find him. Here is a review of a new compilation of his writings.
June 19, 2013
Fear and Wisdom In The Immigration Debate (Luke 8) By Raj Nadella
ON Scripture
They have many labels. Undocumented immigrants. Illegal Immigrants. Illegal Aliens. Wetbacks. Jan Brewer, the governor of Arizona, recently suggested that most of them are “drug mules.” Some have even called them “terrorists.” But few are known by their real names or treated as people with real lives.
June 18, 2013
Darkwood Brew: Prophetically Incorrect, Part 3: Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
The Rev. Dr. Eric Elnes (UCC)
Darkwood Brew
What does an Eighth-Century Jewish shepherd have to say about the economic bubble, predatory lenders and politics as usual? Join series host Rev. Eric Elnes, Ph.D. and Frank Schaeffer for part 3 of "Prophetically Incorrect: Amos and the Art of Uncomfortable Truth."
June 17, 2013
Weekly Sermon Illustration: Female
The Rev. Frederick Buechner (PCUSA)
This week's sermon illustration includes an excerpt entitled "Female" which was originally published in 1988 in Whistling in the Dark.
June 17, 2013
Greg Carey: The New Testament in Historical Context
Dr. Greg Carey (ELCA)
When I'm invited to teach in churches, I often invite questions from the group before I begin my planned presentation. This helps me understand where people are coming from and helps the audience pursue the questions they care about. The overwhelming majority of questions I receive involve historical matters.
June 17, 2013
Dr. Catherine Meeks: The Least of These
Dr. Catherine Meeks (TEC)
It is important for us as a nation to reflect upon the idea of expendable people which we seem to embrace with a great amount of comfort. It is too easy to assume that folks who are homeless or in poverty in general are in that shape simply because of their personal inability to do better.
June 16, 2013
Bishop Rob Wright: Father's Day
The Rt. Rev. Robert Wright (TEC)
Ever thought about Noah on Father's Day? God asked Noah to build something out of faith in plain view of his children.
June 16, 2013
Carl McColman: The Evelyn Underhill Rosary
Carl McColman (other)
In a letter written in the spring of 1924, Eveyln Underhill offers her correspondent a set of prayers she could use with rosary beads. I think it is a lovely set of prayers, and so I’d like to share it with you here.
June 15, 2013
The Rev. Wayne Meisel - Students Cross Country to Show What's Possible through Seminary Education - Day1.org
The Rev. Wayne Meisel (PCUSA)
What grad schools offer some of the best financial aid packages and have graduates with the lowest debt levels? Where do you find professors who immerse themselves in issues like food security, human rights, immigration and prison reform and teach classes about them? What graduate schools attract a diverse group of students who are preparing for courageous roles in society and are committed to systemic social change? Answer: seminaries and divinity schools.
June 15, 2013
Debra Darvick: When Nature's the Classroom, Trees Are the Teachers
Debra Darvick
We saw quite a few self-hugging trees as we hiked the trails in Sedona a few months back. The first words that sprang to mind when I saw this particular one was a public service bumper sticker from the 1970′s asking, Have you hugged your kids today?
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