The Melheimian Sabbatiblog

Bible Cartoon Gallery Idea

Ginger Shields, Director of Children's Ministry at West Market Street UMC in Greensboro, NC, came up with a great idea to decorate her church hallways with the Bible Song art on one side and her kid's art on the other.

If you want to find out how she got the big frames done, contact gshields@wmsumc.org.

 

911 Sermon Resource

YOUTUBE 911 SERMON VIEW

What do Jesus, Luther, MLKing, Gandhi, Sadat, Bonhoeffer, and Herman Gerring have in common? Here's a resource for 911 that looks a war, just war, and the cost of war. I've got it on powerpoint with outlines and handouts if you want to use it either for a cross-generational education session on the 10th Anniversary of 911, or if you dare to be a little controversial, in worship Sunday morning or for a special Saturday night community event. The zipped files are online along with some handouts, posters and bulletin inserts at www.faithink.com. It's a gift from our Faith Inkubators Foundation. Let me know if you find it useful.

He Qi's Work in New 3 Movement Piece "Touch"

 

Here's something you might enjoy, a new three movement piece called "Touch" written by our friend, Bay Area composer Robert Allen Pektar and based on the artwork of Dr. He Qi and the photography of Susie Woo. It has debuted in Marin Valley and LA. Next stop? Let me know who wants it and I'll set it up.

Movement 1

Movement 2

Movement 3

 

911 Children's Sermon

Here's a chidren's sermon for 911. In Judges 4, Israel is under attack. Judge Deborah goes to General Barak (yup, that's his name) and asks him to raise up a defensive army. What does he say to the judge/prophetess? "If you go with me, I will go. If you won't go with me, I won't go!" In otherwords, we really need God's power, wisdom, and presence whenever we consider war. Here are some slides you can use if you want to tell the story. I have them on powerpoint with a skit script if you want them. Feel free to use it, change it, and post it on your own blog/web/facebook if you like it to share it with friends. The ppt, script and children's coloring page handouts are zipped and ready to use (free) at www.faithink.com

911 Worship Opening

Here's a little something I wrote for an opening in worship on 911 this year. Since the 10th anniversary happens to fall on a Sunday, and since this was our generation's Pearl Harbor, I'm thinking it is worth at least a 3 1/2 minute pause. Share the link with friends or on your church website, blog, or Facebook if you wish.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdSoVo7cYxY