Biblical Jazz

As we began our investigation of the five scrolls we first looked at the liturgical dates and texts in our lives. Below you will see a glimpse of how non-liturgical Baptist still marks time and texts. (Unless otherwise noted each proposal for the ritual event and the song depends on your assessment. Next we need to read the five scrolls
Church liturgy
Christmas (five students) Matthew (the gift of the three travelers) and Luke 2. The texts take a background to behavior traditions such as waking up early for fellowship with the family.
Ash Wednesday – The text is Psalm 51. The church as near.
Easter (four students) the day the world was reconciled to God (John 3:16-17) This is a time to go to church and eat with family.
Secular liturgy
National Pirate day the pirate stuff website
Wedding anniversary (one student described this as his anniversary another student described her parent’s anniversary) – pictures and the wedding notebook. The text gives witness to the legacy of the family; it is a passionate legacy
Juneteenth (two students) – the story of Juneteenth
MLK Day (three students) – the “I have a dream” and the” I have been to the mountain top” speeches
My birthday (three students) – The day my personal journey began. Frank Sinatra “My Way” Another student celebrates her birth month. Each week she celebrates in a different way. She registered some surprised how easily friends were convinced that she needed an entire month to celebrate her birthday. Another student described the celebration of his father’s birthday every year.
4th of July (two students) The text the constitution and the declaration of independence re the focus documents for this holiday. One student declared, I come from a very patriotic family. Both remarked that this is a time of fellowship and food. The other student reminisced about 4th of July celebration where he saw Neil Diamond and heard him sing “Sweet Caroline.”
Spring break – there is no text but rather family travel ski trips and the like.
Halloween – The text once again falls into the background and the costume behavior comes to the fore as the key element of this time. However, one should not forget the ritual of asking for and giving candy.
Thanksgiving – the songs of thanksgiving in the Psalter

We took time to ask what the family aphorisms that we grew up with are. Then we compared them to those in the Book of Proverbs. Here is the list, what would you add?

A family that prays together stays together

Never go back the same way you came. Adventures are found on the detours. Enjoy the journey.

Skinny people can’t cook

Do what you want because you are going to anyway

The Bible before book and books before (foot, basket, base, volley)ball

Don’t cry over anything that can’t cry over you.

Nobody knows a fool until he/she opens his/her mouth.

Nobody said life was fair.

You better give your soul to Jesus because your butt belongs to me.

When momma ain’t happy nobody’s happy. So keep momma happy.

We all have a crazy uncle, and we have to love them.

You get what you get and don’t throw a fit.

Dad is always right.

Dad says, “I brought you into this world and I can take you out.