Blogging Towards Sunday, October 19, 2025
John 9:1-42 & Romans 5:12-19 The only time that I remembering heard the word “weaponized” as an adjective was with the word anthrax. But now in our polarized and polarizing … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, September 28, 2025
Mark 8:22-26 Thoughts on Today’s ReadingMark 8:22-26 Today we’re wrapping up a month-long series on Miracles, Signs, and Wonders. Today we’re sitting with the idea of vision: Jesus restores sight … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, September 21, 2026
John 2:1-11 We’re continuing a month-long series on Miracles, Signs, and Wonders. Today we’re sitting with the word sign. When you’re driving, you pay attention to signs. Some signs inform … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, July 27, 2025
Matthew 13:31-35 & Acts 28:16-31 We come this Sunday to the end of our series in the Acts of the Apostles. This final portion seems to be in-complete. It’s thought, … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, July 13, 2025
Acts 17:1-10a & 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10& 4:1-2, 9-12 Our story in Acts today tells of the emergence of the church in the Greek town of Thessalonica (Thessaloniki today) most likely … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, June 29, 2025
Acts 15:1-18, Galatians 3:5-6, 25-29 There have been many debates in the history of the church as it has worked to untangle the Word of God from the limitations and … Continue reading
On Parables
“Jesus was a master at subversion. Until the very end, everyone, including his disciples, called him Rabbi. Rabbis were important, but they didn’t’ make anything happen. On the occasions when … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, February 25, 2024
In Lent this year, we’re inviting different members of our church community to talk about faith. The word religion is often seen in a negative light these days; in particular … Continue reading
Blogging Towards the First Sunday of Advent: December 3, 2023
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; Luke 1:1-23 This year we’re again using a curriculum created by the theo-artists of A Sanctified Art. The series is focused onhow the Gospel of Luke begins … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, August 6, 2023
1 Corinthians 11:17-29, 33-34; 12:12-14, 25-31; 13:1-13 We continue our summer series wrestling with the three words we’ve used to describe our church mission and ethos. It’s both who we … Continue reading
CAPC Oakland 