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Peter Menkin, an aspiring poet, lives in Mill Valley, CA USA (north of San Francisco).
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 Noted Lutheran minister, poet, lyricist Herb Brokering passed away, an Obituary, by Peter MenkinThe Reverend Doctor Herbert F. Brokering, pastor, author, lyricist, speaker and hymn writer of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), died Nov. 7 of congestive heart failure at his apartment in Bloomington, Minn., according to his son, Mark.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America news service says in its report, “Brokering, 83, was a member of St. Stephen Lutheran Church, Bloomington. "Herb Brokering's legacy includes carefully crafted words on the lips of believers gathered. Preparing for Worship, poem by Peter MenkinGod, in the Sacristy of the Church:
We encounter you-- as
We go about our routine
Preparing for Communion.
Yet aware of beauty and the gratitude:
This is the day the Lord has made,
Let us be glad in it.
Doing the work of worship:
Preparing in this room, holy
Sacred items reverently placed. Summer weather ballyhoo rejoice heat wave, poem by Peter MenkinCome festive days, wanted weather.
Straw hats, suits, shorts, lace
gown, khakis; costumed for roller
skating go the mother-daughter duo,
costumed things grown up growing.
And there the grandmother sachet for
granddaughter from the ice cream
store where flavors abide (many). November Season, poem by Peter MenkinMary was a lovely girl, serene; so given to an open heart,
Friend of God like Abraham, seminal archetype welcoming
The Holy Ghost. What comes here November time? Pentecost
Days of spirits and united souls, saints in heaven and memories
Of the dead. "Where sorrow and pain are no more."
Mystical Holy Ghost.
Steadfast, "mystical body of thy son," what is the light that shines
Perpetual, for You do support us all the day long. Interview: The Wandering Jew travels the world for stories, Ben Harris of Jewish Telegraphic Agency, by Peter MenkinAn American journalist named Ben Harris, who works for Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), is traveling the world in search of stories about Jews in their various communities. He says in his blog how unique this assignment has been.The blog has all the reports on his work as the “Wandering Jew,”.
This lively interview with the Wandering Jew, American Journalist, Ben Harris, about his travels and traveling, was done mostly by email, with two conversations via webcam on Skype. Interview: LifeWay Southern Baptist teacher David Francis about Sunday school, the strong program, by Peter MenkinIn a letter via email, LifeWay’sDavid Francis, Director, Sunday school, Discipleship, Church & Network Partnerships, LifeWay Church Resources, supplies a response to this writer’s inquiry regarding Southern Baptists, the Sunday School Church.
He responds in part to questions asked of Sharon Ely Pearson of the Episcopal Church in her earlier interview. The answers themselves provide a context for his statement. Survey: most favor civil unions--moral stance on homosexuality major influence on decision, report by Peter MenkinIn a newsworthy survey titled, “Majority Continues To Support Civil Unions: Most Still Oppose Same-Sex Marriage,” the Pew Report offers a telling look at the changing attitude in America for Civil Unions.
The study of considerable scope and depth says in one part:
An August 2009 Pew Research Center survey finds that 53% oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally, compared with 39% who support same-sex marriage, numbers that are virtually unchanged over the past year. Homily: We reflect on two Apostles, by Peter MenkinI thought… and my heart said they are Apostles who spoke of God, spoke to and into the world, and gave us hope, having been commissioned by Christ himself when alive. Almost mythical in dimension, they are separate from the special yet regular disciple. When sent out into the world to speak the Good News Apostles had that wonderful and special spirit upon them: The Holy Spirit. They are the special disciples of Christ, extraordinary and unique in the history of the world. Play review: Spiritual drama played in North Berkeley by Actors Ensemble--rewarding production, by Peter MenkinThe able and even dramatically imaginary directing by Jeremy Cole in his last production of the 2009 season played so well that without nary a hitch the dance and singing, the dialogue and drama moved ahead and movingly in a coreographed series of conversation, angel sightings, character dialogue of a revealing kind on the backgrounds of these dedicated Shaker women. The women were afterall both entertainingly and skillfully played as their 19th Century simplicity of lifestyle and faith in God.. Interview: Theology Professor tells about cell groups and Sunday schools in Southern Baptist Church by Peter MenkinWe talked by phone of the design of the Southern Baptist Church, and I note that it is comprised of more classroom and educational setting than worship space. That isn’t to say worship space is small. We also talked about cell groups, a recent phenomenon of Sunday school where people gather to study scripture and other related Church matters in a small group, sometimes in a home setting.
Will you tell me something of the beginnings of this “movement” in the Southern Baptist Church, and how
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