Blogging Towards Sunday, April 14, 2019
John 1:1-14; 12:12-19 In the story of Jesus, he appears on the scene of Nowheresville, Palestine (Nazareth in Galilee), on the outskirts of the brutal Roman Empire, and announces … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, April 7, 2019
Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 One of the widely known parables told by Jesus, recorded in the gospels, this story is often called the Parable of the Prodigal (or lost) Son. … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, March 24, 2019
John 3:1-18 Can we truly talk about God? Much of modern philosophy argues that how we see and understand the world if shaped first and foremost by language. Their point … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, March 17, 2019
John 4:1-42 Water is among the most important and common elements of our world and bodies. 71% of our planet is water. 60% of our bodies are water. … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, March 10, 2019
John 9:1-41 While we talk about soil and dirt this week it can be hard to see the connection with this story of miraculous healing. Jesus opens the eyes … Continue reading
Grounded: Lent Reading Guide A “intro”
Reading and Discussion Guide for Grounded by Diana Butler Bass Introduction questions for discussion or reflection around the introductory section of the book adapted from smallgroupguides.com 1. Diana … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, March 3, 2019
1 John 4:19-5:21 We reach the end of our community reading of the letter of 1 John. Each week we’ve wrestled with the principal idea of the pastoral advice: … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, February 24, 2019
1 John 4:1-19 Human nature is by nature one of striving. It’s what the creation story of Genesis points to in the condemnation of Adam and Eve by … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, February 17, 2019
Genesis 4:1-8, 1 John 3:11-24 Faith is a fierce freeing force in life. The stories of the Bible point to a radical movement of liberation, self-discovery, mutual empowerment and … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, February 10, 2019
1 John 2:18-3:10 How do you deal with people with whom you strongly disagree? Increasingly, or at least so it seems, we seek to cut them off and … Continue reading
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