All posts tagged: church

Five Ways to Care for Your Pastor During Holy Week

March 29, 2015
by birch & raven
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'Tis the Season / Ministerial Madness

Today is Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week for those of us in the (non-Orthodox) Christian world. Today we remember Jesus’ pageantry as he rode into Jerusalem, and from here we re-tell the stories of a last meal and new commandment, betrayal, denial, and commitment, as we journey to the cross, the tomb, and Easter. It is a holy week indeed. It is also a generally extremely busy and often stressful week for pastors, […]

400 Years of Promised Alienation

November 23, 2014
by birch & raven
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Preaching the Whole Bible / Preaching the Word

I preached on Genesis 15 this morning. I decided in September to try and preach my way through the Bible start to finish, Genesis through Revelation, with seasonal pauses for Advent, Christmas, and Easter. Today is our last bit of Genesis before we break for some “here comes Jesus (again)” for Advent. We made it up to God’s promise to Abram–he hasn’t even received his new name yet (this sermon series will take years if […]