ADVENT MEDITATIONS – TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13
Psalm 45; Isaiah 9:1-7; Luke 22:54-69 Listen to the author read their meditation and
December 13, 2016
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Psalm 45; Isaiah 9:1-7; Luke 22:54-69 Listen to the author read their meditation and
By the Rev. Dave Scheider “Have you ever had a mystical experience?” Lately I have
Introduction: Many people have crosses. Here are my favorites. (Show the crosses and tell the
“Oh, thank goodness,” I thought to myself as I saw that Brother Curtis’s plane was
Sunday – November 29 Psalms 146,147; Amos 1:1-5, 13, 2:8; Luke 21:5-19 Listen
Martin Buber described two ways of relating, I-It or I-Thou. In I-It, we relate to
How do we know if the decisions we make are from God or some other
As a young seminarian in my early twenties, I loved the BBC comedy The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin. In this hilarious satire, Reginald dismantles his life as a successful businessman. The lines between his fantasies and his reality become blurred to the point where Reginald starts saying and doing things that are increasingly outrageous. Then Reginald fakes his own death and begins an alternate life free of responsibility and social convention. At age 23 I often wondered why this series delighted me so very much.
Dave Scheider is the Director of the Loise Henderson Wessendorf Center for Christian Ministry and Vocation at Seminary of the Southwest. Prior to joining the faculty of Seminary of the Southwest, Dave served as an Army Chaplain for 25 years.
Memorial Day began at the conclusion of the Civil War to commemorate all those who died in that horrific conflict that claimed almost an entire generation of young men. Since the Civil War, the holiday continued as a day to honor all service members who paid the ultimate sacrifice. In 25 years of service as an Army chaplain, I gathered countless stories of young men and women who were willing to lay down their lives for others. Each one of them affected me profoundly. This memory is of a young engineer Private.
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