Darkness is Freedom Seekers Friend by Jacqueline Daley Part II: Darkness is Freedom Seekers Friend A darkness that could be felt covered Egypt so the Hebrews could flee From bondage the Hebrews were led safely through the Red Sea From deep darkness God’s voice would be From thick darkness God summoned Moses who could not see In thick darkness the covenant was chiselled on stone tablets for free To deep darkness Harriet and all freedom seekers continue to flee Away from bondage to claim their divine destiny Who can deny darkness goodness?
We Began in Darkness by Jacqueline Daley Part I: We Began in Darkness It all began in darkness In the beginning the earth was a formless void Darkness covered the face of the deep In darkness the Creator God dwell Thick canopy darkness surrounded God well Righteousness and justice the foundation for all to tell From formless darkness God’s creative genius held power From dark voidness God’s omnipotent power tower From deep darkness God summon lightness Darkness birth lightness Light for the day; dark for the night Darkness and lightness to dwell together Both equally good to elevate God’s power, none lower God formed man from dirt darkness God formed woman from dark dirt man-ness Together man and woman flaunt God’s wholeness Made and created in God’s image and likeness God’s dark dirt male and female-ness You see in darkness we originate To darkness we will finally immigrate In darkness our seed got planted In the wombs’ darkness we are fearfully, wonderfully crafted Perfectly grafted
Darkness Goodness Metaphors matter, and metaphors carry multiple meanings. Think of how Jesus will wash our sins “as white as snow.”
This is That by Andrew Stephens-Rennie You could level a complaint against me. A complaint, or an accusation, or a question related to my recent series of posts.
Throw Them in the Deep End Biblical illiteracy is not countered by keeping it simple, but by inviting people into a full immersion experience in this story.
Jesus Saves by Brian Walsh (a sermon on Romans 10, preached at Wine Before Breakfast, January 29, 2013) That neon light always caught my eye.
Sanctuary, Jason Kenney and Jesus by Brian Walsh I’ve been thinking of writing a mock newspaper article with the title, “Jason Kenney Rejects Jesus.”
Preaching What We Ought by Andrew Stephens-Rennie What does it all mean, this gospel of muck and filth?
The Gospel of Muck and Filth by Andrew Stephens-Rennie I think I’m going to scream. The next time I hear a sermon or a talk about The Prophetic Imagination that drones prosaically on and on about Walter Brueggemann, I’m going to flip.
All things work together for good … Really? by Brian Walsh [A sermon on Romans 8.22-30 preached at Wine Before Breakfast, January 8, 2013] When the phone rang, I could hardly begin to comprehend what was being said to me.
Hell Fire at Christmas! by Brian Walsh For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.