Blogging Towards Sunday, February 14, 2016
Mark 10:17-31 I read this week that one explanation for the explosive popularity of candidates Bernie Sanders, Ted Cruz and Donald Trump it that their rhetoric of plays well … Continue reading
Salt & Light
13 “You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but … Continue reading
Water
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. Do not cast me away from your presence, and do not take … Continue reading
Ash Wednesday
I’ll never forget the trouble, the utter lostness, the taste of ashes, the poison I’ve swallowed. I remember it all—oh, how well I remember— the feeling of hitting the … Continue reading
CAPC Oakland Lenten Community Devotional
In our church community here at College Avenue Presbyterian Church we’re deepening our experience of what it means to be connected, intertwined in community based upon a shared faith … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, February 7, 2016
Mark 8:27-9:8 Who is God? How is God in the world? Those are the fundamental questions of faith and spirituality. To some extent how we come to respond … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, January 31, 2016
Mark 6:1-29 As we move towards next year’s presidential election we’re talking a lot these days about leadership and authority. Today’s scripture contains a contrast in leadership: Jesus, John the … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, January 24, 2016
Mark 5:21-43 What does a good life look like? That’s been the quintessential question of humanity since our genesis. Socrates sought the answer in dialogue. The writer Ecclesiastes wrestles poetically with … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, January 17, 2016
Mark 4:1-34 Is God still speaking in the world? Are the promises of God, which we hear in scripture, in the world? The evidence can seem contrary. Where is … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, January 10, 2016
Baptism of Our Lord Sunday Isaiah 43:1-7 & Luke 3:15-22 Is God still speaking in the world? How do we hear the voice of God? Scripture? Nature? Through each other? … Continue reading
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