The Joy We Are So Apt to be Missing
This is a Day1 Key Voice article by The Rev. Frederick Buechner.
Ministry as a Millennial: Some Observations (and Maybe a Few Predictions) about Ministry in a Traditional, Institutional Church
Millennial ministers face a unique set of challenges, especially as the pace of change quickens.
Frederick Schmidt: 5 Spiritual Truths that Won’t Change with the Election of a New President
The climate of the current campaign for President of the United States would suggest that we have forgotten the lesson of 1 and 2 Kings.
Greg Carey: Questions for Jesus' Parables
Jesus' parables -- vivid short stories and comparisons like the Good Samaritan, the Prodigal Son, and the Laborers in the Vineyard -- make up the most distinctive element of his teaching. Lots of Jesus' contemporaries used parables, but nearly all interpreters agree that Jesus' stories stand out for what one commentator called their capacity 'to tease [the mind] into active thought.'
Paul Wallace: The weight of God: William Lawrence Self in memoriam
Aside from my father, no man has had a more lasting impact on my spiritual life than Bill Self, who baptized me, who was to me in my youth the very image of God.
Kenneth Samuel: Back Home, but Not the Same
After the fall of Jerusalem in 587 B.C., the prophet, Ezekiel issued a clarion call for the return to Israel of the Jewish exiles, who had been captive in ancient Babylon for some 70 years. You can imagine the great anticipation and the great relief that consumed the Jews as they prepared to go back home after decades of displacement in foreign lands.
The Meaning of Life: A Parable
On the night after I returned from a vacation to Southeast Asia, the day after the memorial service for my mentor and colleague and Day1 leader Dr. Bill Self, I had a dream....
Martin Copenhaver: Pray Constantly
This is what a day of praying without ceasing might look like...
Weekly Sermon Illustration: The Body of Christ
In our blog post each Monday we select a reading from the Revised Common Lectionary and pair it with a Frederick Buechner reading on the same topic. On January 24, 2016 we will celebrate the Third Sunday after the Epiphany.
ON Scripture: Tamir Rice and the Anguish of Our National Sin (Nehemiah 8:1-10) By Robert Williamson
This week's ON Scripture Lectionary Resource
Anthony Robinson: Sometimes a Sheep
I am sheep-like, or what I imagine sheep to be like, at least some of the time. I need my human version of green pastures and still waters, some safe pasture and sanctuary. I need a good shepherd to turn to, to check in with.
Talitha Arnold: To Walk with God and One Another
Whether from 3,000 years ago or a mere 300, the covenant to walk with God and one another affirms that faith is a journey, best taken with others.
Frederick Schmidt: 5 Things the Church Should Tell the Candidates for President
Dear Candidates for President of the United States (yes, all of you): On the subject of politics and religion: Please don’t mix the two…in the name of personal morality or in the name of social justice.
Worship Movements 3/5: New Tunes, New Spirit
In this blog series, we're exploring 20th century liturgical movements to understand how our recent past effects our modern worship practices.
Carol Howard Merritt: How Do We Get People to Church?
Attendance is down at church. At most places, there is a lag at Sunday morning services, Sunday school, or mid-week programs. It’s not just your church. It’s most churches. It’s easy to blame outside forces.
Paul Raushenbush: 5 Vital Signs of Spiritual Life on a College Campus
The following piece is an edited version of a talk delivered on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Kay Spiritual Life Center at American University.
Weekly Sermon Illustration: The Wedding at Cana
In our blog post each Monday we select a reading from the Revised Common Lectionary and pair it with a Frederick Buechner reading on the same topic. On January 17, 2016 we will celebrate the Second Sunday after the Epiphany.
Frederick Schmidt: Body Image and 5 Paths to Freedom
Millions of women are subjected to abuse in smaller, unseen, and unacknowledged ways that subvert the lives, long before they are allowed to own the lives that God has given them.
This week's ON Scripture Lectionary Resource
This week's ON Scripture Lectionary Resource
Alisha L. Gordon: Women in Ministry: When the Call Is Enough
We can trace the path of some of our most beloved biblical characters through their call to ministry: Moses, Gideon, even Jeremiah were called by God, pushed towards that call despite their own fears, and were reassured that God would be with them as they went forth in obedience. It's not nearly as common to hear of a 'call narrative' for women in the bible, however.