Blogging Towards Sunday, February 4, 2019
John 4:1-42 Today’s scripture is easy to follow, but without some background information, it’s also easy to misunderstand. Samaria: For Jews in Israel, Samaria is a place to … Continue reading
Bloging Towards Sunday, January 28, 2018
John 3:1-21 Today’s scripture contains the most often quoted Bible verse in American culture (3:16). But we often forget the context, because you can’t fit that on a … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, January 21, 2018
John 2:13-25 Today’s scripture goes straight to the ways in which it is different than the other three (Synoptic) gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke). In the latter, Jesus goes to … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, January 14, 2018
John 2: 1-11 John is the fourth gospel, significantly different than the other three (Matthew, Mark and Luke – often called the Synoptic Gospels). In John the first … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, January 7, 2018
John 1:35-51 John tells the story of the call of the first disciples differently than the story told in the other gospels, even thought at least two of … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, December 31, 2017
John 1:19-34 We move into our reading of the gospel of John with an accounting of John the Baptizer. The story is a collection of episodes, each focused around … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, December 24, 2017
John 1:1-18 This week we again read a soaring piece of prophetic poetry, this time from the gospel of John. The prologue (chapter 1) is unique, and believed … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, December 17, 2017
Isaiah 55:1-14 This week we read a soaring piece of prophetic poetry from the book of Isaiah. From his native Judah (the Southern Kingdom), he witnessed the rise of Neo-Assyrian … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, December 10, 2017
Ezekiel 37:1-14 We turn this week to the prophet Ezekiel, who was a priest and prophet in ancient Judah, a contemporary of Jeremiah during the time of the … Continue reading
CROSSROADS WORKSHOP: “RACISM, POWER, & DOMINANCE IN THE US AND THE CHURCH”
THE PRESBYTERY OF SAN FRANCISCO INVITES YOU TO THE CROSSROADS WORKSHOP “RACISM, POWER, & DOMINANCE IN THE US AND THE CHURCH” Date: Saturday, December 9th Time: 9 am – 5 … Continue reading
