Longing for Liturgy

lit·ur·gy: ˈlidərjē/ noun - a form according to which public religious worship, especially Christian worship, is conducted. I grew up in a setting where liturgy meant the Catholic Church. It meant crossing yourself, standing and kneeling, giving the appropriate public response to the priest (which for some reason was never "Amen"). This was all according to some mysterious code that my aunts, uncles and cousins knew, but I was never taught. It all…

Community Part 3

The disciples had everything in common. They were in fellowship together. Fellowship is a weird word. Think about the passage with me for a minute - when we talk about having all things in common, that doesn’t mean that members of the early church could walk into Peter’s house and say, “Hey the Lord has need of your television. Give it to me because we have all things in…