Blogging Towards Sunday, November 17, 2019
Psalm 85, Matthew 22:15-22 In the tumultuous division of today, it’s often that we find ourselves face to face with someone close to us (family, friends, church … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, November 10, 2019
The Constitutional Preamble & the Brief Statement of Faith A recent Time Magazine article asserted that “A Majority of Americans Already Cite 2020 Election as ‘Significant Stressor’ in … Continue reading
Blogging towards Sunday, November 3, 2019
Ephesians 1:1-2, 11-23 It’s long been thought that the apostle Paul wrote the pastoral letter we now call the Epistle to the Ephesians. It’s written to the church … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, October 27, 2019
Daniel 1 & Romans 12:1-3 The logic of the gospel is grace and justification by faith while that of the world is the logic of social ambition, profit … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, October 20, 2019
Daniel 3, 1 Peter 2:1-10 We live in a complex and anxious age. Many argue more so than at other times because we are living in a time of … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, October 6, 2019
Jeremiah 29:1-14; Luke 10:1-12 Today’s two texts deal with hospitality and welcome. It’s also what’s at the root of the celebration of communion – the sacrament (which means a … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, September 29, 2019
Exodus 40:34-38; John 1:6-18 Where is God? It’s a question we ask today in the face of natural disasters, human-made massacres, cancer and other life-altering diseases, climate change … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, September 15, 2019
Hebrews 11-12:3 Today we begin a Fall Sunday Series on Exile & Diaspora. Those are the terms that we give to the great change that underwent the nation, people … Continue reading
Blogging Towards the Fall: Living in Exile
This Sunday we’re beginning our Fall Series on Exile & Diaspora at @CAPCOakland. Those are the terms that we give to the great change that underwent the nation, people … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, September 1, 2019
Leviticus 25:1-17 & Luke 4:16-22 We talked last week about Sabbath as a tricky concept. The commandment to rest harkens back to other key Biblical stories. It points … Continue reading
