Last week we celebrated Trinity Sunday as well as the Baptism of Jesus. This week, I wanted to focus even more on Jesus. As I read through the verses and stories for this week in the Revised Lectionary and The Story Lectionary, I was overwhelmed by the presence of...
The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene (2018) ISBN: 9780525428145 hardcover –Review by Douglas Balzer As an avid student of human beings, the title of this book caught my attention. Then I did my research on the author, Robert Greene, I found a remarkable...
Immersed Story Lectionary 16 June 2019 Jesus’ Baptism The Story of Creation (Genesis 1) The Story of Noah (Genesis 5-7) The Song of Moses (Deuteronomy 32) Psalm 1: The Two Ways Psalm 2: The Father and the Son Psalm 98: The Lord’s Salvation Palm 145: God the King Psalm...
The Misfit’s Manifesto By Lidia Yuknavitch –Review by Landrum P. Leavell III, Th.D. The Misfit’s Manifesto is a TED book. I can’t remember where I came across it, but the title grabbed me. I’d never heard of Lidia, knew nothing of her story, and...
Teach metaphor. Although our world speaks in metaphor and story and soundtrack, we can’t always assume that our people know what a metaphor is or how to identify it in scripture. So it’s important to teach metaphor in Bible study and in preaching. Help people...
