Bible 101: Art, Science, History of Interpretation
Text: Luke 11: 27-28 Over these last few weeks in Bible 101, we have explored how our scriptures were put together, translated, and some of…
biblical interpretation
my good deeds are like a tampon…
In this week’s lectionary readings we find a prayer from Isaiah 64. The tide has turned in Isaiah’s (or second Isaiah’s) thoughts and no more…
Ghenna
One of my favorite things to do as the weather warms up is to get outside and play some disc golf. A week and a…
what we are saved from matters – or – what if Rob Bell has a point?
I’m just a small voice, but I have a two cents to add to the pot on this whole “Rob Bell Universalism” controversy. Before his…
celebrations and transitions
This Sunday is when we celebrate the Transfiguration and after five weeks of exploration on the Lord’s Prayer – I am more than ready for…
Who Would Jesus Smack Down?
This morning one of our small groups met and I started Joyce Rupp’s “The Cup of Our Lives” with them. It thought it went really…
being true to your beliefs…
This morning I was approached by a congregation member who wanted to invite me to join him for a gathering of the Methodist Laity Reform…
lusting whores in Ezekiel…
Well. I’ve been going to a bible study that meets at the church… not necessarily a bible study really… they gather to read the bible…