… Contextual song varies according to a local situation. “How do we sing the Lord’s song folks in a strange land? … The Song of the Lord must be contextual. Counter-Cultural - challenging what is contrary to the Gospel in a given culture.Transcultural - the same substance for everyone, everywhere, beyond culture.Cross-Cultural - making possible sharing between different local cultures.Contextual - varying according to the local situation (nature and culture).The conference teacher said the Lord’s song must be … Who loves us enough to send the power in the presence of the Holy Spirit to give us a song that we could all sing.” ~mic/ScreenShot “…the liberating presence of God our creator who loves us. In the spirit of sawubona (Zulu meaning I see you.).”Īnd God is at the heart of such community. It is in the spirit of Comunidad (Español for a collective body). It’s in the spirit of ubuntu (Shona for I am because you are). “This synthesis of cultures begins to bring together a united front … it is the spirit of the beloved community, it’s in the spirit of a created community of koinonia (Greek meaning participation or communion). Wilson said the elements of singing the song in a strange land include: Turning to the Pentecost experience as told in Acts 2, Wilson said, “How are they able to sing this strange song in another land? … Much like we read in the second chapter of Acts, where the various tribes have gathered together as they have been instructed by Jesus … they come together as a synthesis of their various cultures.” Wilson referenced Native American music, Vatican Two, the Nairobi statement of the Lutheran Church, the thoughts of Danish theologian Soren Kierkegaard, and experiences in South Africa, Australia, and Russia in her moving presentation. The session incorporated video, songs, and history to illustrate the “synthesis of cultures” across time and place. On Friday afternoon of the Michigan Annual Conference, she expanded on the conference theme in a teaching session entitled, “Intentional, Intergenerational Discipleship through Worship.” She leads The United Methodist Church’s efforts to develop resources and training with a primary focus on music, liturgy, and preaching. Wilson is the Executive Director of Worship Resources at United Methodist Discipleship Ministries. J| LANSING - When “Singing the Lord’s Song” is the annual conference theme, who do you invite to be the guest teacher/preacher? The Rev. “She brings with her all her gifts for and knowledge of music and worship and I am delighted to welcome her.” ~ mic screenshot Senior Content Editor Bishop David Bard introduced the Rev. Cynthia Wilson, the featured teacher at the 2021 Michigan Annual Conference, took members across time and space to expand their understandings of worship and music. I doubt any other game will grab me like Wildermyth has or make me feel all the feels quite the same way.The Rev.
As insane as it sounds, this may be my game of the year. And I know I have hundreds more hours of adventuring to complete. I've played with dozens of characters, no two the same. After three campaigns and 30+ hours of gameplay, I'm still learning new strategies, discovering new events, and facing new enemies. I've felt incredible highs when luck turns my way, and I've felt dreadful lows when an unlucky event maims a key character. I've felt incredible relief landing a winning blow with my last standing character when failure seemed all but certain. I've faced moral dilemmas when forced to sacrifice a prized veteran to win a seemly impossible match.
I never would've imagined that I'd feel such attachment to procedurally-generated characters, but the combination of leveling up, gearing up, and gradually evolving your character through random events creates a brilliant uniqueness for each character, one that feels much deeper than it has any right to. I never would've imagined that I'd feel such attachment to procedurally-generated characters, but One of the best games I've played all year. One of the best games I've played all year.
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