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Blogging Towards Sunday, September 7, 2025

Logos by Mary Oliver; John 1:1-3, & 14; Genesis 1: 1-5; & Hebrews 11:1 “And the Word became flesh and lived among us.”– John 1:14 Logos is Greek for “word.” … Continue reading

September 5, 2025 · Leave a comment

Blogging Towards Sunday, August 31, 2025

Miracles, Signs & Wonders: The Feeding of the 5,000 | Matthew 14:1-27 We’re starting a new month-long series on Miracles, Signs and Wonders. A common expression of awe is “It’s … Continue reading

August 29, 2025 · Leave a comment

Blogging Towards Sunday, August 17, 2025

“Meadowlark Sings and I Greet Him In Return” and “Storage” and Matthew 6:25-34 The Bible and Poetry To believe in the Bible—or, rather, to believe the Bible, and to allow … Continue reading

August 15, 2025 · Leave a comment

Blogging Towards Sunday, August 3, 2025

Mary Oliver’s Poems “The Summer Day” and “Thirst & Ecclesiastes 3 [pdf] “For theology and liturgy, poetry has always mattered. Scripture begins and ends with poetry and contains swaths and … Continue reading

August 1, 2025 · Leave a comment

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

July 26, 2025 · Leave a comment

Blogging Towards Sunday, July 20, 2025

Acts 17:16-31 & 1 Corinthians 1:17-31 Acts 17 tells of Paul preaching Jesus as Savior among the pantheon of the diverse gods of the Roman Empire within the public debate … Continue reading

July 18, 2025 · Leave a comment

How will they know we’re Christian? – Turning the World Upside Down.

Sunday, July 13th we continued our series on the Acts of the Apostles, looking to rediscover what the church was and what we’re called to be as the church today. … Continue reading

July 16, 2025 · Leave a comment

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

July 12, 2025 · Leave a comment

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

June 27, 2025 · Leave a comment

The Bay Stand with LA – Public Interfaith Action 6/10

The Bay Stands with LA, Community Interfaith VigilTuesday, June 10, 20256:00 PM 7:00 PM The MAGA regime has unleashed new forces on our families, including National Guard troops and law enforcement, in … Continue reading

June 9, 2025 · Leave a comment