“We have been on a long journey this week,” said the Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews at the 9:15 a.m. Friday, July 15, morning worship service in the Amphitheater. “In this final verse of ‘Lift Every Voice
The third verse of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” turns away from a recounting of the journey of Black Americans and turns its attention toward the future, the Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews said at the 9:15
Every morning the Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews begins his sermon with a song. At the 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, July 13, morning ecumenical worship service he sang “Let the Words,” by Take 6. “Let the words of
“See that candle burning there, patience that has now worn thin. Revive your people once again. Lord, bring us new life,” the Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews sang. “We, your children, have grown cold. Fearful hearts that
“I woke up with a song about the moon in my mind. Let’s have Brother Sun and Sister Moon talk with each other today,” said the Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews at the 9:15 a.m. Monday, July
The Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews’ family celebrates communion together the first Sunday of every month. They study Scripture and then celebrate the Lord’s Supper. “When my son moved back to Columbus because he was in love,
Connections. Ministry is all about connections. For the Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews, Week Three chaplain-in-residence at Chautauqua Institution, it is about making connections between communities that, in turn, work to build communities of belonging, that uphold
When you start to study piano as a child, your hands are too small to reach a whole octave. “Instead of being able to reach from C to C, the hand can only go to
“We think that the most beautiful interval would be between the beginning and middle of the scale, but it is actually the worst,” said the Rev. Randall K. Bush at the 9:15 a.m. Thursday, July
“Most intervals are flexible. A 1-3 interval can be a major or minor chord. There are a handful of intervals that are not flexible. There is only one option to resolve the interval,” said the
“For all you math majors, if you play a chord with one, three and five, what comes next in the series?” asked the Rev. Randall K. Bush at the 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, July 5, morning
“We have to recognize the important place for dissonance in the intervals of music, as well as in our lives together,” the Rev. Randall K. Bush told the congregation at the 9:15 a.m. Monday, July
“I have played the piano longer than I have been a preacher. The intersection of music and theology has shaped my life,” said the Rev. Randall K. Bush at the 10:45 a.m. Sunday morning service
What does it mean to explore “intervals of faith?” In music, an interval is the difference in pitch between two sounds. In a minor 2nd interval, the two notes sound fine in a scale but
“Perseverance is the hidden virtue that moves us forward to enable us to do what is hard. Perseverance keeps us going when we are stumbling in the dark,” said the Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde
“The most difficult decision we have to make is to accept what we do not choose,” said the Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde at the 9:15 a.m. Thursday, June 30, ecumenical morning worship in the