REVERB, APRIL C. CABALLERO: 5 LENT
The Story: Ruth 1 we watched the first 5:30 of this video: While this video may seem a little dramatic, it does follow the text of the book of Ruth very closely, believe it or not. Just pretend the...
View ArticleREVERB, NAT AYEWAH: 3 EASTER
Prologue: Acts Acts 3 The Message (MSG) 3 1-5 One day at three o’clock in the afternoon, Peter and John were on their way into the Temple for prayer meeting. At the same time there was a man crippled...
View ArticleREVERB, SEAN JOHNSON: 4 EASTER
The Text: John 10:11-18 Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming...
View ArticleREVERB, IVAR HILLESLAND: 6 EASTER
The Texts We get a good dosage of John today and that means a Chatty Cathy Jesus, Or as one scholar amazingly put it, Wordy is the Lamb. In a Monty Python, Life of Brian-esque, style, I can … Read...
View ArticleA LITURGY FOR PRIDE
INTRO Video: GREETING ALL STAND OPENING SONG: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling remain standing OPENING COLLECT Transcendent God, you took human form and with it human sexuality and gender,...
View ArticleREVERB, MEGHAN MULLARKEY: PROPER 13B
The Texts (Track 2) When I was in middle school it used to really bother me that God did not perform miracles all of the time. If she really wanted to guarantee my belief then just you know perform …...
View ArticleCOMMUNAL PRAYER: 08.23.15
This prayer was written during Open Space by various members of the community, with each individual writing a single line. Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. Bring life...
View ArticleREVERB, KELLY CAVER: PROPER 19B
The Texts: James 3:1-12, Mark 8:27-38 “Not many of you should become teachers… we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.” Great, thanks James, way to make me more nervous about giving my...
View ArticleREVERB, ERIN QUARTERMAN: PROPER 14B
The Texts: 1 Kings 19:4-8, John 6:35, 41-51 Part of the PLAY series The benefit of PLAY in our lives is something that I studied when I was working on my Master’s in Library and Information Science....
View ArticleREVERB, APRIL CABALLERO: ST. FRANCIS
The Texts: Psalm 121, Matthew 11:25-30 “The Lord give you peace.” This is how Saint Francis of Assisi – Francesco di Bernardone, it is said, began his preaching over 800 years ago. And so, on this, the...
View ArticleVENICE COLLOQUIUM RECAP – Thank You!
Dear COTA Community, Wow, what a trip! We are so grateful for your support in helping to send us to the Venice Colloquium. It was definitely a special opportunity for us and we were so thrilled to be...
View ArticleChristmas Eve Liturgy – Dec 24, 2015
For those who missed it, were out of town, or just want to remember – please enjoy our live recording of the Christmas Eve liturgy at Church of the Apostles. If you would like to follow along …...
View ArticleREVERB, SEAN JOHNSON: THE EPIPHANY/TRUE GRIT
I Last year on this feast day I had the privilege of giving my first reverb. I was anxious then, mostly because I had a dread of failing to communicate something of worth — and something of myself,...
View ArticleEPIPHANY SENSING PRAYERS: SCENT
Supplies used: frankincense, myrrh perfumed oil Each of the five weeks during this season of Epiphany as we celebrate the manifestation of God – God revealed to us – we will experience prayer...
View ArticleEPIPHANY SENSING PRAYERS: TASTE
Supplies used: dark chocolate (3 pieces) Each of the five weeks during this season of Epiphany as we celebrate the manifestation of God – God revealed to us – we are experiencing prayer through the...
View ArticleEPIPHANY SENSING PRAYERS: TOUCH
Supplies used: none needed! Prayer is a way of intentionally sending healing/loving energy. We come to know God through all our senses. All are ways to open our hearts to the felt experience of the...
View ArticleREVERB, MEGAN GIBBARD: FRUIT WISE (LENT 3C)
The Text: Luke 13:1-9 I have a ton of underperforming fig trees in my life. I can’t seem to get myself to whack them all down, the trees, so I pace the orchard and judge. The figs I expect from … Read...
View ArticleREVERB, APRIL C. CABALLERO: THE KONMARY METHOD (LENT 5C)
The Text: John 12:1-8 Our Gospel passage today is set in Bethany, a village just a couple of miles from bustling Jerusalem, where Jesus, Mary, and Martha are gathered at the home of Lazarus. Yes,...
View ArticleREVERB, ANNA ELISABETH: PENTECOST 2016
The Text: Acts 2:1-21 The spirit has always spoken directly to me at times I am completely unprepared for her presence, when I’m chopping vegetables for thanksgiving dinner at my boyfriend’s parents’...
View ArticleREVERB, ANNA ELISABETH: PENTECOST
The Texts The spirit has always spoken directly to me at times I am completely unprepared for her presence, when I’m chopping vegetables for thanksgiving dinner at my boyfriend’s parents’ house in...
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