Blogging Towards Sunday, October 19, 2014
1 Corinthians 3:16-4:16 How do we interpret the Bible? Does it even speak to our life and context today? How do we know, because it doesn’t seem like Jesus says … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, October 12, 2014
Psalm 98 & Isaiah 58:1-12 Worship is vital. It’s the heart of who we are. But how do y do it? Is there a right,, and thus necessarily a wrong way … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, October 5, 2014
Thoughts on Today’s Scripture Psalm 148 & Matthew 11:1-7. 19-36 Today we celebrate the bigness of creation, which is minute compared with the vastness of God. Anselm wrote in the Middle Ages that … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, July 20, 2014
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 & Romans 8:12-25 How can we understand the presence of evil in the world? If God is present and has saved us in Christ Jesus, shouldn’t everything … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, June 29, 2014
Matthew 10:37-42 & Romans 6:12-23 Last week we talked of freedom – freedom for and freedom from. In his famous letter of pastoral advice to the ancient church in Rome, Paul … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday June 22, 2014
Romans 6:1-11 & Matthew 10:24-39 We have lots of freedoms as Americans. Freedom of religion, of assembly, or thought. But is freedom a thing you have, or something your strive for, … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, June 15, 2014
Psalm 8 & Matthew 28:16-20 Psalm 8 is attributed as “for the Winepress [gittigh in Hebrew].” That’s the place where the harevest is tunred into a vintage, where the crop is stripped … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, June 8, 2014
Acts 2:1-21 Is God in the world? How does she moves about in the world? How do we see or hear him? Pentecost was both nothing new at … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, April 27, 2014
Isaiah 2:1-5, Isaiah 25:1-10a, Luke 4:14-30 Easter has come and gone. Jesus is risen from the dead, now what? That can be the way that we feel after discovering … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Easter Sunday, April 20, 2014
Matthew 28:1-10 & Colossians 3:1-4 Easter is the end of Lent. If you’ve been giving up something like Chocolate, or Coffee, you’re free to indulge today and appreciate what you’ve abstained … Continue reading
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