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Imagine attending worship at your local Presbyterian Church and upon getting seated in your favorite pew, listening to a sermon based on Shakespeare’s Richard III. Or as you’re reading through the bulletin, you notice John Muir is the guest preacher that morning. How about hearing a sermon based on Hollywood’s portrayal of Jesus in the movies? Or, as a congregation, reflecting on the artistic work of William Blake? Imagine coming to hear a sermon each week and never knowing what to expect.

How do pastors speak to God? When he or she is not preaching or paying a pastoral visit to the hospital or attending a committee meeting on Tuesday nights, what kind of conversation does he or she have with The Lord of the Universe? Indeed, as a pastor of a church or participant in a spiritual community, how does one cultivate a life of prayer in a culture that is rapidly changing with new technologies and the rising tide of anxieties over economic uncertainties?