That's what I always want to add to the end of the message that's been on the sign in front of Somerville Community Baptist recently -- "May 2009 Be Your Best Year ( Read more... )

Ugh, lack of directive worship makes my soul cry ( Read more... )

Email from Molly to the listserv today (7:17am):In spite of the snow, Beloved, our choirs will gamely forge ahead with cantata and worship as planned ( Read more... )

I feel like I got cheated out of my Sunday of Joy.  Laura Ruth preached on spiritual purpose [John 1:6-8, 19-28] and Tiffany preached on wilderness [Mark 1:1-8].

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( joy sadhana )

"Joy Sadhana is a daily practice in the observation of joy."
-mylittleredgirl [ more info]

Ev'ry valley shall be exalted, and ev'ry mountain and hill made low; the crooked straight, and the rough places plain.
And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed. And all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
(Isaiah XL, 4-5)

"Original ( Read more... )

When I was helping before service, Laura Ruth said to me, "Molly told me she got an email from you." I laughed and said I'd tried really hard to be like, "I really liked these things, and I didn't like these things, and you did these things really well, and you didn't do these things so well," whereas with Tiffany I'll just be like, "I think your ( Read more... )

The First Congregational Church of SomervilleUCC service opened with us singing "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" --  "O come thou Rod of Jesse" and "O come, thou Dayspring" verses (complete with refrain) and then the Lighting of the Peace Candle and then singing the refrain ( Read more... )