12/14/14
Chris Breslin
Psalm 126
Advent Resources
Cardiphonia Resources for Advent compiled by Bruce Benedict
God is in the Manger by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Gathering Church Advent Resources compiled by Chris Breslin
Living the Christian Year: Time to Inhabit the Story of God by Bobby Gross
Song of the Stars: A Christmas Story by Sally Lloyd-Jones
Unwrapping the Greatest Gift: A Family Celebration of Christmas by Ann Voskamp
Advent Calendar (poem)by Rowan Williams
God With Us edited by Gregory Wolfe
Psalms Resources
Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bibleby Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Praying the Psalms: Engaging Scripture and the Life of the Spiritby Walter Brueggemann
Getting Involved with God by Ellen Davis
Reflections on the Psalms by C.S. Lewis
Answering God: The Psalms as Tools for Prayer by Eugene Peterson
The Case for the Psalms: Why They are Essential by N.T. Wright
Sermon Quotations
“In the pastoral work of training people in discipleship and accompanying them in pilgrimage, I have found, tucked away in the Hebrew Psalter, an old dog-eared songbook. I have used it to provide continuity in guiding others in the Christian way and directing people of faith in the conscious and continuous effort that develops into maturity in Christ.” –Eugene Peterson, A Long Obedience in the Same Direction
The Story of “A Love Supreme” via NPR
50 Years of John Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme” via NPR
“In Jesus, God did not remove the complexity of the divine life but became a companion for us, inviting us to live freely in the absolute unfathomable depths of grace and divine love. The Son of God’s life introduced us to the awesome complexity of the human creature itself. We are much more than we can grasp, understand, or certainly control, each of us and all of us together. What I have learned by listening to and watching so many musicians, especially jazz musicians, is what it means to give witness to that complexity.” –Willie James Jennings via Divinity Magazine
