Wait With Joy For the session to be discussed on December 17, 2017 Psalm 126 What does it mean to wait with joy, especially when there is so much suffering, loss, and grief in our world, and perhaps even in our lives?

Wait With Peace For the session to be discussed on December 10, 2017 Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13 What does it mean to wait with peace? We may think we are waiting “for” peace, which is also true, but might the Advent experience include our waiting with peace.

Wait With Hope For the session to be discussed on December 3, 2017 Mark 13:24-37 For the first Sunday of Advent, we take a look at a passage that reminds of the holy task of waiting…. waiting with hope. How hard is it to wait,

Don’t Be A Goat For the session to be discussed on November 26, 2017 Matthew 25:31-46 This very familiar passage, where Jesus describes separating the “sheep from the goats” also offers quite clear language about the importance of how we treat the poor...

Prophetic Plundering For the session to be discussed on November 19, 2017 Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18 Zephaniah brings harsh words for the people, reminding them that God’s justice will be done. What do we learn about the communal nature of God’s judgment?

Empty Ritual For the session to be discussed on November 12, 2017 Amos 5:18-24 The prophet Amos brings a strong message to the people of his day to let their actions and treatment of others — especially the poor — fit their worship.

The Justice Imperative For the session to be discussed on November 5, 2017 Micah 3:1-12 The prophet Micah offered a starkly different message than many of the “official” prophets of his day. Facing a culture that held a wide chasm between the wealthy a...

Choose Holiness For the session to be discussed on October 29, 2017 Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18 We dive deep into a discussion around holiness. Could it be that many of our traditional, moralistic understandings of holiness are not really that close to the...

Image Bearing For the session to be discussed on October 22, 2017 Matthew 22:15-22 “Render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s and unto God what is Gods” is a famous part of scripture, but it can be difficult to fully interpret.

Let Go and Let God For the session to be discussed on October 15, 2017 Matthew 22:1-14 In this parable shared by Jesus, a king throws a wedding banquet, but those invited to the event find reasons to decline.