All Recordings from The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer
Jun 12, 2024 |
Jars of Clay
| The Rev. Dr. Herschel Wade![The Rev. Dr. Herschel Wade](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/redeemer-cincy-herschel-wade-4_767_small.jpg)
Jars of Clay
We will follow him. And we will proclaim Jesus as Lord
because it is through him that we obtain true life and true freedom. And it is through him that we are forgiven. And it is through him that we are adopted as
God's own. And as heirs to the promises
of God. For Paul, it is important that
we as Christians proclaim not ourselves,
but to proclaim Jesus as Lord and ourselves as only faithful servants as
messengers or even errand runners of Jesus. Like Paul who gave of himself for the sake of Jesus.
Give of ourselves for the sake of Jesus Who is at the heart of the Gospel? As God has given Paul the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus God has done the same for us, so that we see God's glory in Jesus and point to others, not to ourselves, But only to Christ. And in doing so, we affirm God's light, which has continued to shine out of darkness.
This message of God's kingdom, Paul sort of equates with a treasure. We are given this treasure, he says, in clay jars. They're not placed in gold vessels. But in clay jars, which are cheap and fragile and symbolize our mortality and corruptibility,
Give of ourselves for the sake of Jesus Who is at the heart of the Gospel? As God has given Paul the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus God has done the same for us, so that we see God's glory in Jesus and point to others, not to ourselves, But only to Christ. And in doing so, we affirm God's light, which has continued to shine out of darkness.
This message of God's kingdom, Paul sort of equates with a treasure. We are given this treasure, he says, in clay jars. They're not placed in gold vessels. But in clay jars, which are cheap and fragile and symbolize our mortality and corruptibility,
Jun 11, 2024 |
Tuesday, June 11, 2024 Morning Prayer, Rite II
| Anny Stevens-Gleason![Anny Stevens-Gleason](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/dsc01363-edit-edit-edit_660_small.jpg)
Tuesday, June 11, 2024 Morning Prayer, Rite II
Join us this morning, Tuesday, June 11, for online Morning Prayer led by Anny Stevens-Gleason
To assist you in following along you may use your Book of Common Prayer (BCP) beginning on page 80. If you do not have a BCP at home, use the buttons below to use the online version or download a pdf version.
Our worship services are all available here and in our Online Worship podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify or ask Alexa, Google, or Siri to play the podcast “The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Online Worship".
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Book of Common Prayer
To assist you in following along you may use your Book of Common Prayer (BCP) beginning on page 80. If you do not have a BCP at home, use the buttons below to use the online version or download a pdf version.
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Book of Common Prayer
Jun 10, 2024 |
Are We There Yet?
| The Rev. Joanna Leiserson![The Rev. Joanna Leiserson](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/redeemer-cincy-joanna-leiserson-3_220_small.jpg)
Are We There Yet?
I think we are all familiar with “Are we there yet?” In fact, I can’t help thinking that the question, so familiar to family travelers, is an inborn genetic trait that is triggered one hour after the car leaves the driveway. Sometimes children even make a repetitive chant out of it, thus increasing its output a hundredfold before the parents put a stop to the noise. When I was young, my mom and dad piled me and my brother and sister into the car, and we headed out on our first trip to Disneyland in Anaheim, 400 miles from home, or eighty hundred miles if you’re a kid.
After about 20 minutes traveling and every five minutes thereafter, we children asked the question that seems to be imbedded in all children’s DNA, to be turned on when they go on trips: Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Finally, my father said, “When you see Sleeping Beauty Castle, you’ll know.” Finally, it happened. An eternal seven hours later, Sleeping Beauty Castle loomed up next to the freeway, and we knew. There was the Magic Kingdom. The final destination on our journey isn’t the Magic Kingdom; it’s the heavenly Kingdom of God. And our landing spot isn’t Sleeping Beauty Castle. Instead, our new home will be what Paul calls “God’s building” and what Jesus calls “my Father’s house” with many rooms, where Jesus promised there is a place prepared for each of us.
Jun 09, 2024 |
Sunday, June 9, 2024 Rite II Holy Eucharist with Baptism
| The Rev. Joanna Leiserson![The Rev. Joanna Leiserson](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/redeemer-cincy-joanna-leiserson-3_220_small.jpg)
Sunday, June 9, 2024 Rite II Holy Eucharist with Baptism
Join us for worship this Sunday, June 9, for Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music. with The Rev. Melanie Slane, Celebrant and The Rev. Joanna Leiserson, Preacher.
Michael Delfin on the organ and the Church of the Redeemer choir.
This worship service is also available live at 9:00 am on Sunday, and as a video following that at https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/online-worship/
Michael Delfin on the organ and the Church of the Redeemer choir.
This worship service is also available live at 9:00 am on Sunday, and as a video following that at https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/online-worship/
Jun 07, 2024 |
WLSU, The First Time
| The Rev. Philip DeVaul![The Rev. Philip DeVaul](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/philip-devaul_215_small.jpg)
WLSU, The First Time
I went to Italy for the first time in February of 2000. I was a 20-year-old Junior in college, and I was minoring in Italian. I had no Italian ancestry, and no cultural obsession with Italy or the Roman Empire. I was not in love with an Italian coed. I tell you this only because these are all the questions I get asked when I mention studying Italian.
My reasons for studying Italian were much more capricious. I had taken Spanish, German, and Japanese classes at different points growing up, and heading to college I decided I wanted to try a new language. I also decided that I should try to become fluent in whatever language I chose. I was 18 when I decided this. I did not expect to advance any specific career or spiritual goal. I just wanted to be able to watch the Godfather movies without subtitles, and to listen to Italian-American singer Louis Prima and know what he was singing half the time. This was the depth of my decision making.
During my sophomore year it became apparent that studying abroad for at least a semester was an expectation, so I set about looking at programs in Italy, and settled on one in the Northeastern city of Padova (we English speakers call it Padua) because all the classes were taught in Italian, and they had no lessons on Fridays, so students could have long weekends to travel.
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Jun 06, 2024 |
Thursday, June 6, 2024 Morning Prayer, Rite II
| The Rev. Dr. Herschel Wade![The Rev. Dr. Herschel Wade](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/redeemer-cincy-herschel-wade-4_767_small.jpg)
Thursday, June 6, 2024 Morning Prayer, Rite II
Join us this morning, Thursday, June 6, for online Morning Prayer led by the Rev. Dr. Herschel Wade.
To assist you in following along you may use your Book of Common Prayer (BCP) beginning on page 80. If you do not have a BCP at home, use the buttons below to use the online version or download a pdf version.
Our worship services are all available here and in our Online Worship podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify or ask Alexa, Google, or Siri to play the podcast “The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Online Worship
To assist you in following along you may use your Book of Common Prayer (BCP) beginning on page 80. If you do not have a BCP at home, use the buttons below to use the online version or download a pdf version.
Our worship services are all available here and in our Online Worship podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify or ask Alexa, Google, or Siri to play the podcast “The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Online Worship
Jun 05, 2024 |
Wednesday, June 6, 2024, A Devotion for Early Evening
| The Rev. Gary Lubin![The Rev. Gary Lubin](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/dsc08258-edit-edit_242_small.jpg)
Wednesday, June 6, 2024, A Devotion for Early Evening
Join us today, Wednesday, June 6, for a Devotion for Early Evening, led by the Rev. Gary Lubin with special music.
This worship service is available here and through our Online Worship podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify or simply ask your smart speaker to play the podcast “The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Online Worship."
Jun 04, 2024 |
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 Morning Prayer, Rite II
| The Rev. Dr. Herschel Wade![The Rev. Dr. Herschel Wade](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/redeemer-cincy-herschel-wade-4_767_small.jpg)
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 Morning Prayer, Rite II
Join us this morning, Tuesday, June 3, for online Morning Prayer led by The Rev. Dr. Herschel Wade.
To assist you in following along you may use your Book of Common Prayer (BCP) beginning on page 80. If you do not have a BCP at home, use the buttons below to use the online version or download a pdf version.
Our worship services are all available here and in our Online Worship podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify or ask Alexa, Google, or Siri to play the podcast “The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Online Worship".
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Book of Common Prayer
To assist you in following along you may use your Book of Common Prayer (BCP) beginning on page 80. If you do not have a BCP at home, use the buttons below to use the online version or download a pdf version.
Our worship services are all available here and in our Online Worship podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify or ask Alexa, Google, or Siri to play the podcast “The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Online Worship".
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Book of Common Prayer
Jun 02, 2024 |
Sunday, June 2, 2024 Rite II Holy Eucharist with Baptism
| The Rev. Dr. Herschel Wade![The Rev. Dr. Herschel Wade](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/redeemer-cincy-herschel-wade-4_767_small.jpg)
Sunday, June 2, 2024 Rite II Holy Eucharist with Baptism
Join us for worship this Sunday, June 2, for Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music. with The Rev.Joyce Keeshin, Celebrant and The Rev. Dr. Herschel Wade, Preacher.
Michael Delfin on the organ and the Church of the Redeemer choir.
This worship service is also available live at 9:00 am on Sunday, and as a video following that at https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/online-worship/
Michael Delfin on the organ and the Church of the Redeemer choir.
This worship service is also available live at 9:00 am on Sunday, and as a video following that at https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/online-worship/
May 31, 2024 |
Ordinary Miracles
| Guest Speaker![Guest Speaker](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/img-4212_935_small.jpg)
Ordinary Miracles
The only symptom of pre-eclampsia that I knew of was swollen ankles, and my ankles were fine. I was 25 weeks pregnant, and running late to my follow-up ultrasound appointment…late enough that I almost skipped it. I had figured that the headaches and occasional blurry vision I experienced were probably related to the stress of my first year of teaching. I didn’t realize that those were signs of a problem with my pregnancy. My husband John had to work late that day, so I went to the doctor’s appointment by myself. I figured that it would be routine. I was thinking about what I would make for dinner that night. I didn’t notice until later that the ultrasound technician was far less talkative than he had been during my last appointment, 6 weeks prior.
By the time I opened the door afterward to return to the consult room, the technician had pulled my obstetrician from a delivery. The doctor was standing in the doorway in his blue surgical scrubs. He told me that the ultrasound showed that I had severe pre-eclampsia. He said that there was a 100 percent chance that my baby would be born premature. He said that I was in danger of having a stroke, and that the wait would be too long for an ambulance to take me to the hospital, so his nurse was going to drive me. Then he asked me to sit down so that he could check my blood pressure. It was…high.
For the next ten days, I was on monitored bed rest at the state teaching hospital. I underwent treatment to prevent a stroke, and received two rounds of a steroid to develop the baby’s lungs. After ten days, when my blood pressure rose to a dangerous level and stayed there, and the baby was showing signs of distress, the doctors delivered her. Our daughter Katherine Grace was born at 27 weeks’ gestation. She was twelve inches long. She weighed one pound, four ounces.
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By the time I opened the door afterward to return to the consult room, the technician had pulled my obstetrician from a delivery. The doctor was standing in the doorway in his blue surgical scrubs. He told me that the ultrasound showed that I had severe pre-eclampsia. He said that there was a 100 percent chance that my baby would be born premature. He said that I was in danger of having a stroke, and that the wait would be too long for an ambulance to take me to the hospital, so his nurse was going to drive me. Then he asked me to sit down so that he could check my blood pressure. It was…high.
For the next ten days, I was on monitored bed rest at the state teaching hospital. I underwent treatment to prevent a stroke, and received two rounds of a steroid to develop the baby’s lungs. After ten days, when my blood pressure rose to a dangerous level and stayed there, and the baby was showing signs of distress, the doctors delivered her. Our daughter Katherine Grace was born at 27 weeks’ gestation. She was twelve inches long. She weighed one pound, four ounces.
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May 30, 2024 |
Thursday, May 30, 2024 Morning Prayer, Rite II
| The Rev. Joanna Leiserson![The Rev. Joanna Leiserson](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/redeemer-cincy-joanna-leiserson-3_220_small.jpg)
Thursday, May 30, 2024 Morning Prayer, Rite II
Join us this morning, Tuesday, May 30, for online Morning Prayer led by The Rev. Joanna Leiserson.
To assist you in following along you may use your Book of Common Prayer (BCP) beginning on page 80. If you do not have a BCP at home, use the buttons below to use the online version or download a pdf version.
Our worship services are all available here and in our Online Worship podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify or ask Alexa, Google, or Siri to play the podcast “The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Online Worship
To assist you in following along you may use your Book of Common Prayer (BCP) beginning on page 80. If you do not have a BCP at home, use the buttons below to use the online version or download a pdf version.
Our worship services are all available here and in our Online Worship podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify or ask Alexa, Google, or Siri to play the podcast “The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Online Worship
May 29, 2024 |
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 A Devotion for Early Evening
| The Rev. Gary Lubin![The Rev. Gary Lubin](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/dsc08258-edit-edit_242_small.jpg)
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 A Devotion for Early Evening
Join us today, Wednesday, May 29, for a Devotion for Early Evening, led by the Rev. Gary Lubin with special music.
This worship service is available here and through our Online Worship podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify or simply ask your smart speaker to play the podcast “The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Online Worship."
May 29, 2024 |
The Apostles Love Song
| The Rev. Joanna Leiserson![The Rev. Joanna Leiserson](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/redeemer-cincy-joanna-leiserson-3_220_small.jpg)
The Apostles Love Song
I don’t remember when I started seeing the oval decals on cars that say just 26.2, but for a long time, it puzzled me. I assumed it referred to a Bible verse, so I looked up all the “26.2’s” in the Bible to see what message was being proclaimed. There was Exodus: “The length of each curtain shall be 28 cubits, and the width of each curtain 4 cubits; all the curtains shall be of the same size.” 1 Chronicles: “Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth…” And then I came to the one I thought was the right one, from Proverbs 26:2: “Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, an undeserved curse goes nowhere.” On the back of your car, that’s the message for the guy who swears at you when you cut in front of him in traffic. I finally found out that it’s the number of miles in a marathon and that the sticker is bragging rights you earn when you’ve run a marathon.
But don’t blame me for thinking 26.2 is a Bible verse. I was raised with the number 3:16—John 3:16, that is, which I had to memorize at the church I attended in my youth, along with the books of the Bible and the 23rd Psalm
May 28, 2024 |
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 Morning Prayer, Rite II
| The Rev. Joanna Leiserson![The Rev. Joanna Leiserson](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/redeemer-cincy-joanna-leiserson-3_220_small.jpg)
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 Morning Prayer, Rite II
Join us this morning, Tuesday, May 28, for online Morning Prayer led by The Rev. Joanna Leiserson.
To assist you in following along you may use your Book of Common Prayer (BCP) beginning on page 80. If you do not have a BCP at home, use the buttons below to use the online version or download a pdf version.
Our worship services are all available here and in our Online Worship podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify or ask Alexa, Google, or Siri to play the podcast “The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Online Worship
To assist you in following along you may use your Book of Common Prayer (BCP) beginning on page 80. If you do not have a BCP at home, use the buttons below to use the online version or download a pdf version.
Our worship services are all available here and in our Online Worship podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify or ask Alexa, Google, or Siri to play the podcast “The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Online Worship
May 26, 2024 |
Sunday, May 26, 2024 Rite II Holy Eucharist
| The Rev. Joanna Leiserson![The Rev. Joanna Leiserson](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/redeemer-cincy-joanna-leiserson-3_220_small.jpg)
Sunday, May 26, 2024 Rite II Holy Eucharist
Join us for worship this Sunday, May 26, for Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music. with The Rev. Dr. Herschel Wade, Celebrant and The Rev. Joanna Leiserson, Preacher.
Michael Delfin on the organ and the Church of the Redeemer choir.
This worship service is also available live at 9:00 am on Sunday, and as a video following that at https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/online-worship/
Michael Delfin on the organ and the Church of the Redeemer choir.
This worship service is also available live at 9:00 am on Sunday, and as a video following that at https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/online-worship/
May 24, 2024 |
WLSU, Conversions - Part 2
| The Rev. Philip DeVaul![The Rev. Philip DeVaul](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/philip-devaul_215_small.jpg)
WLSU, Conversions - Part 2
I was 41, standing in my kitchen with my hand in a bowl full of flour and water and salt, and I did not hear God talk to me. I didn’t hear much of anything, other than the same Ella Fitzgerald album on endless repeat from the speaker on the kitchen counter. I was about 5 months into leading our church in a pandemic. I felt isolated and stir crazy and very tired of my beautiful family. I was insecure about the future of our church, which felt small compared to the fact that I was scared for the future of our country. On top of that, In the last month our dog had died, and we had moved into a smaller house. I was confused and exhausted and heartbroken.
For whatever reason, COVID-19 did not bring about a crisis of belief for me. That is not a brag, just a strange statement of fact. It had been 21 years since the moment on the hillside when I heard God’s voice and realized I believed. 21 years later, and I was pretty sure I believed in God at least once a day every day. But I was in despair because I wasn’t sure I believed in people anymore. I mean, I knew people existed, I just wasn’t sure why, or what we were doing with this gift of life. A lot of despair there.
And though I believed in God, I did not hear their voice. So, I did what many sensible White men did during the pandemic: I started making sourdough bread.
A parishioner I love very much gave me some of his starter and a basic recipe and I went at it. If the sea made me realize how small I was when my feelings were too big, making bread somehow made me feel like I could actually do something when I felt powerless in so many other ways. There are many feelings from the pandemic we have not processed. We have no idea, for instance, how to grieve over a million people dead – we just don’t have the cultural mechanisms in place to process the enormity of that. Likewise, I don’t think we have really dealt with just how powerless we all felt for so long. How little we felt we could do to make things better.
I was no different. I may have been in charge of a church, but I felt powerless and useless. I would work 40-50 hours a week and not feel like anything happened.
And then I started making bread. I loved it immediately. Like the first time I heard Sgt. Pepper or the first time my wife and I made eye contact. That kind of love. And I know. I know how ridiculous that sounds. How dramatic. And I am not saying I’m great at making bread. I’m just telling you that in the middle of every single thing being terrible, Love showed up, and it looked like carbs.
May 23, 2024 |
Thursday, May 23, 2024 Morning Prayer, Rite II
| Tym House![Tym House](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/tym-house_631_small.jpg)
Thursday, May 23, 2024 Morning Prayer, Rite II
Join us this morning, Thursday, May 23, for online Morning Prayer led by Tym House.
To assist you in following along you may use your Book of Common Prayer (BCP) beginning on page 80. If you do not have a BCP at home, use the buttons below to use the online version or download a pdf version.
Our worship services are all available here and in our Online Worship podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify or ask Alexa, Google, or Siri to play the podcast “The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Online Worship
To assist you in following along you may use your Book of Common Prayer (BCP) beginning on page 80. If you do not have a BCP at home, use the buttons below to use the online version or download a pdf version.
Our worship services are all available here and in our Online Worship podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify or ask Alexa, Google, or Siri to play the podcast “The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Online Worship
May 22, 2024 |
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 A Devotion for Early Evening
| The Rev. Gary Lubin![The Rev. Gary Lubin](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/dsc08258-edit-edit_242_small.jpg)
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 A Devotion for Early Evening
Join us today, Wednesday, May 22, for a Devotion for Early Evening, led by the Rev. Gary Lubin with special music.
This worship service is available here and through our Online Worship podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify or simply ask your smart speaker to play the podcast “The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Online Worship."
May 21, 2024 |
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Morning Prayer, Rite II
| Tym House![Tym House](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/tym-house_631_small.jpg)
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Morning Prayer, Rite II
Join us this morning, Tuesday, May 21, for online Morning Prayer led by Tym House.
To assist you in following along you may use your Book of Common Prayer (BCP) beginning on page 80. If you do not have a BCP at home, use the buttons below to use the online version or download a pdf version.
Our worship services are all available here and in our Online Worship podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify or ask Alexa, Google, or Siri to play the podcast “The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Online Worship
To assist you in following along you may use your Book of Common Prayer (BCP) beginning on page 80. If you do not have a BCP at home, use the buttons below to use the online version or download a pdf version.
Our worship services are all available here and in our Online Worship podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify or ask Alexa, Google, or Siri to play the podcast “The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Online Worship
May 20, 2024 |
On The Fringes
| The Rev. Melanie W. J. Slane![The Rev. Melanie W. J. Slane](https://www.redeemer-cincy.org/uploads/images/melanie-slane_755_small.jpg)
On The Fringes
Are we, perhaps, a little bit afraid of Pentecost? And what the spirit? A couple of weeks ago,
our neighbors invited us to attend worship with them at their church. Word of
deliverance. I'd been there a couple of
times before, but this was my first outing there with my children. The band was poppin, the speakers were
blaring. The choir was on fire. Little
Arlo instinctively covered his ears when entering the space.
It was loud. Seriously, three organs, I'm not sure, could hit this decibel. We swayed our hips and waved our hands in the air, and we sang as the soloist led us in a gospel tune called You Are Worthy. When the preacher got up to preach, he both sang and spoke rhythmically from one to the other, like it was just the most natural thing he had ever done.
I looked over at my boys to gauge their reception of a preaching style quite different from my own. This man was incredibly passionate. And just watching him made me wish I were a bolder preacher. And then, he started speaking in tongues. I looked at my children, wondering how they might react. Now, because of my work in the interfaith community here in Cincinnati, my kids have been to synagogues and mosques and Buddhist temples and Sikh Gurdwaras, but never before have they heard someone speak in tongues.
I bent down to Arlo and whispered, Are you okay? Yeah, he replied nonchalantly. I don't know why, but then I asked, Do you understand what he's saying? Yep! He affirmed with great clarity, not a hint of hesitation in his voice. Something I myself could not understand seemed so natural to this little child.
It was loud. Seriously, three organs, I'm not sure, could hit this decibel. We swayed our hips and waved our hands in the air, and we sang as the soloist led us in a gospel tune called You Are Worthy. When the preacher got up to preach, he both sang and spoke rhythmically from one to the other, like it was just the most natural thing he had ever done.
I looked over at my boys to gauge their reception of a preaching style quite different from my own. This man was incredibly passionate. And just watching him made me wish I were a bolder preacher. And then, he started speaking in tongues. I looked at my children, wondering how they might react. Now, because of my work in the interfaith community here in Cincinnati, my kids have been to synagogues and mosques and Buddhist temples and Sikh Gurdwaras, but never before have they heard someone speak in tongues.
I bent down to Arlo and whispered, Are you okay? Yeah, he replied nonchalantly. I don't know why, but then I asked, Do you understand what he's saying? Yep! He affirmed with great clarity, not a hint of hesitation in his voice. Something I myself could not understand seemed so natural to this little child.