Celebrating Passion For the session to be discussed on July 9, 2017 Song of Songs 2:8-13 We rarely find ourselves in a session from Song of Songs, yet that is the selected passage for today. Song of Songs does not mention God and is full of erotic imag...

Who is Tested? For the session to be discussed on July 2, 2017 Genesis 22:1-14 One of the most difficult texts in scripture is the story of the binding of Issac. How are we to interpret a text that deals with something as horrifying as child sacrifice?...

God Sees For the session to be discussed on June 25, 2017 Genesis 21:8-21 In today’s story we see see Abraham and Sarah perform a heinous act. This story does not appear in scripture to make what they did seem okay, but rather,

This is No Joke For the session to be discussed on June 18, 2017 Genesis 18:1-15 When elderlyAbraham and Sarah hear they are to have a child, Sarah reacts with understandable laughter. Where in our lives do we find God doing things that go beyond our e...

Be Humble For the session to be discussed on June 11, 2017 Psalm 8 Who are we that God is mindful of us? How is wonder a part of our faith experience? We discuss the value of being humble and still in the presence of God’s care for us.

Water, Water, Everywhere For the session to be discussed on June 4, 2017 John 7:37-39 This session is for Pentecost Sunday, which usually has us reading from Acts and discussing flames and wind. But today’s text focuses on water.

Unity in Community For the session to be discussed on May 28, 2017 John 17:1-11 What does it mean to talk about unity, considering our many differences? How does a Christian community, full of diversity and varying ideas, find unity?

The Unknown God For the session to be discussed on May 21, 2017 Acts 17:21-33 After all the centuries, the theologians and the philosophers, what do we know about God? After living in the community of faith, reading the scriptures,

Killing Stephen For the session to be discussed on May 14, 2017 Acts 7:55-60 The passage where Stephen is stoned by the community is a hard story to hear. Often we focus on the seemingly serene composure of Stephen,

Our Faith Communities For the session to be discussed on May 7, 2017 Acts 2:42-47 What does it mean to live in Christian community? How do our individualistic “ears” hear this more communal-sounding passage?