1 Kings 19: 3 – 13; Psalm 46:10 (Silence for one minute) That was one minute of silence. Did it feel a bit uncomfortable? We call it an “awkward silence.” It was a bit awkward for me. I was wondering, “What are you thinking?” And maybe you were wondering, “What is she doing? Did she forget that she’s up next in the…

Luke 15: 11 – 32 For thirty years, the Gillette company had a tagline: The best a man can get. For over a century, Gillette has championed the alpha man. A new ad, however, released a couple months ago, cuts the other way, channeling the #MeToo movement and undercutting toxic masculinity. Have you seen this new ad? (Play commercial.) https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=gillette+advertisement+youtube&view=detail&mid=D2EE3C9B7A0104C3FA1BD2EE3C9B7A0104C3FA1B&FORM=VIRE      I…