In order to respect both liturgical consistency and the role of the homilist in the drama of the Divine Service: Let the pulpit be for proclamation, not personal prayer.

In this episode, the Thinking Fellows ask, what are sacred spaces, and do we need them?

God cares about our real life where we actually are. He is present in the everyday.

We number our days not according to our timeframe but according to God’s work and his rhythms.

This is an excerpt from part two of “On Any Given Sunday: The Story of Christ in the Divine Service” by Mike Berg (1517 Publishing, 2023).

Maundy Thursday is your big night. For the Passover Lamb is given for you, given to you.

This is an excerpt from the prologue of “On Any Given Sunday: The Story of Christ in the Divine Service” by Mike Berg (1517 Publishing, 2023).

The earliest followers of God sang their faith, which is no different today as we sing of the hope we have in Jesus.

The Advents of Christ (past, present, and future) elicit faith in the word of Christ, confirmed by his presence.

In a time of unknown, the Flanigans found comfort in the words of the prayer book and made them truly their own.

Green is the color for “ordinary time” in the liturgical church year. It's the regular time of year that always gets overshadowed by other seasons such as Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter.

Mike finds his way over to Wade's backyard, to discuss the beauty of the Church with Wade and two of Wade's daughters. Before getting to the main topic, the Johnston girls discuss their summer and what they're excited for with the upcoming school year (and Mike says something too).