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Blogging Towards Sunday, January 27, 2012

  Exodus 32:1-14 Or read the whole story Exodus 32:1-34:35 Why do we so often do the things we don’t want to do, and not do what we long to?  … Continue reading

January 25, 2013 · Leave a comment

Food For Thought :: Losing Our Religion.

We live in an age in which people are increasingly identifying themselves as spiritual but not religious. Two Thirds of young adults under 30 say so. That’s different than atheist.  … Continue reading

January 17, 2013 · Leave a comment

Blogging Towards Sunday, January 20, 2013

Questions for going deeper with the Scriptures for Sunday, January 20th Exodus 24:1-18 Or read the whole section Exodus 24:1-31:32 & chapters 35-41 We live in an age in which … Continue reading

January 16, 2013 · Leave a comment

Blogging towards Sunday, January 13, 2013

  Exodus 20:18-21:1 and 23:20-33 Or read the whole section Exodus 20:17-23:33 How do you read the Bible?  How do you understand it?  As the literal Word of God, to … Continue reading

January 11, 2013 · Leave a comment

Blogging Towards Epiphany – Sunday, January 6th 2013

Isaiah 60:1-10 & Matthew 2:1-12 We learn in life in bursts and sudden spurts.  While we spend our childhood in school, progressively learning to read, write and be socialized.  The … Continue reading

January 4, 2013 · Leave a comment

Blogging Towards Sunday, December 30, 2012

 Luke 2:41-52 & Romans 12:1-2, 9-22     Christmas is a lot of things: memories, celebrations, family, friends, food, hope, childhood, and also the blues, regret, longing, sadness, loneliness.  It’s … Continue reading

December 27, 2012 · Leave a comment

Blogging Towards the 4th Sunday of Advent December 23, 2012

Questions for going deeper with the Scriptures for Sunday, December 23rd Micah 5:2-5a, & Luke 1:39-55 The Fourth Sunday in Advent Love | the Wise-Men   The past week has been … Continue reading

December 19, 2012 · Leave a comment

Blogging Towards the 3rd Sunday of Advent, December 16, 2012

Zephaniah 3:14-20, Isaiah 12:2-6 & Luke 1:26-38 The Third Sunday in Advent Joy | The Shepherds Joy is a great thing, one of the best parts of human life.  And … Continue reading

December 12, 2012 · Leave a comment

Blogging Towards Sunday, November 25, 2012

 Exodus 19:1-9 & 20:1-17 Rules – they are supposed to serve a purpose.  But do they?  Maybe they’re made to be broken?  We live in a culture in which we … Continue reading

November 20, 2012 · Leave a comment

Worship Class :: The Next Christians

Sunday Morning Study of Worship @ 9:15am  We meet again this Sunday, November 4th at 9:15am.  We’re discussing a reading from the book “A New Christian” and an online article … Continue reading

November 2, 2012 · Leave a comment