Don’t Litter Your Food; Don’t Litter Your Mood Lectionary 2 September 2018 15th Sunday After Pentecost Song of Solomon 2:8-13 Psalm 45:1-2, 6-9 James 1:17-27 Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Text to Life There is a new song going around. It’s a new version of the Beatles’...
Skim reading is the new normal. The effect on society is profound. Summary: “When the reading brain skims texts, we don’t have time to grasp complexity, to understand another’s feelings or to perceive beauty. We need a new literacy for the digital age.” Read more at:...
Dusted Story Lectionary 2 September 2018 The Curse of the Dust (Genesis 3) Abraham Pleads with God and God’s Angels Warn Lot and His Family (Genesis 18-19) Shimei Casts Dirt Upon David for His Deed (2 Samuel 16) Elijah Confronts Ahab and Jezebel (1 Kings 18) Psalm 30:...
Image exegesis should be interdisciplinary exegesis when you are trying to connect scriptures to culture. In this week’s story sermon, “dust” is a prominent scriptural metaphor but also an interesting metaphor in today’s world. When it comes especially to science and...
Lord, inspire us to read your Scriptures and to meditate upon them day and night. We beg you to give us real understanding of what we need, that we in turn may put its precepts into practice. Yet we know that understanding and good intentions are worthless, unless...
