This Sunday we will continue our Lenten tradition of beginning the worship service in silence.  Although very appropriate, I am not a fan of this tradition.   Our sequence hymn, Down to the River to Pray is a traditional American folk song with roots that date back to the 19th century. While its exact origins are unknown, it is often described as an African American spiritual, an Appalachian song, and a Southern gospel hymn.  The song sets the tone for the Gospel.   During communion we will...

All of it unfolding in a church hall, on an ordinary day, because someone picked up the phone, made a call, and said, “What if we tried this?”

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