Sermon on "Work" and Funny Youtube Clip

Adam Hamilton at Church of the Resurrection preached a great sermon on "Work" last week. It focuses on how our secular jobs are a place for us to practice justice, kindness and encouragement; in essence they are our ministries. You can check his sermon out as a video from their website: http://www.cor.org/worship-sermons/sermons/show/sermons/Part-2/ or you can subscribe to the Church of the Resurrection (Adam Hamilton) podcast.

And this is just a hilarious video that Pat sent to me. It's a spoof on creating a better prayer life. Check it out at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BisEQzL6geY&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Finbox%2F%3Fdrop%26ref%3Dmb&feature=player_embedded

Identify the Call in Others

This is my friend Ben. Ben was one of my supervisors at Starbucks while I was in Kentucky. He has an incredible knowledge of scripture and a passion for Christian history and theology. He had plans to be a college professor but God has different plans for Ben. Several people (including me) indicated to him that perhaps he was called to pastoral ministry. Tonight I got to see Ben deliver his second sermon at his Episcopal Church where he is a layperson. Ben is obviously called to the ministry of Word and Sacrament! Most folks need some help identifying the call in their lives. Perhaps you could be the voice that helps someone else discern God's voice and calling. We need more people in ministry- young and old alike. Please, be courageous and ask the question if you know someone who might be gifted and called, "Have you considered ministry"?