Spirit Alive: What We Need Is More Tuesday Sermons
Spirit Alive: What We Need Is More Tuesday Sermons
October 9, 2018
With Heart, Soul, and Mind:
Are We Creating Lasting Images?
"...A defining moment is a short experience that is both memorable and meaningful. '"
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Some years ago, I remember attending a conference on preaching in which one of the presenters said,
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People shared a number of significant images...from the return of some of the land at Wallowa Lake Camp to the Nez Perce tribe...to the #MeToo wall....from Yuni Rueda's acceptance speech and charge to us to stand in support of immigrants, following her receipt of The Bishop's Award...to building relationships with each other through our Table Talk conversations concerning the Anatomy of Peace....from participating in the Pride Parade...to the positive vibe and challenge of Leroy Barber's sermon...and of course, there was Duane Medicine Crow's time of teaching us all about the true nature of repentance, forgiveness, and reconciliation as he spoke to the Nez Perce tribal leaders on the floor of annual conference. The list was both public and personal...long and impressive...meaningful and memorable.
There were a lot of defining moments that people named. And...what was remembered didn't relate to the specific business that we did at annual conference. Instead, they had to do with how different things touched us in deep and powerful ways.
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So when all was said and done, it felt like there were many "Tuesday Sermon" moments that took place in Boise in June. Times when things that happened then still matter to us now!
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So let me leave you with these questions to consider....
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It's Tuesday. What do you remember from last Sunday?
Let us walk in the light of God's love,
Lowell
Spirit Alive is a twice a month blog and email by Rev. Lowell Greathouse, Mission and Ministry Coordinator for the Oregon-Idaho Conference. It seeks to identify where the spirit is alive in our congregations and communities. Check out past editions, or subscribe to the email list.
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Lowell Greathouse
Lowell Greathouse is the Mission and Ministry Coordinator for the Oregon-Idaho Conference of the United Methodist Church. He looks for places to find where the spirit is alive and help them grow in vitality and fruitfulness. Share with him at lowell@umoi.org