Well, in the last 72 hours the staff here at St. Luke's has produced four worship bulletins, one monthly newsletter (thank you Joy!), and the programs for tomorrow's Chicago Community Chorus concert. It's been a flurry of paper and folding and stapling (thank you Pat!). Now we sit back and wait for all our preparations … Continue reading Message: Wait for it… →

A few weeks ago Kyle Johnson and I were planning worship for this upcoming Sunday, reading the texts assigned for the day and thinking about what hymns and occasional music might point our assembly’s attention toward the messages carried in the scriptures. Generally the texts are set, though there are occasionally alternatives presented. For this … Continue reading Message: Alternative Texts… →

The day began like this: my alarm went off, but in my drowsiness I hit snooze one too many times and overslept. Waking up in a panic I realized that I needed extra time to shovel snow off my car. Arriving at the car I discovered that the car wouldn’t start. Having called a friend … Continue reading Message: Beacon in the Storm… →