The story of
God and us
1 Peter (1) 2nd Peter (1) Acts (8) Genesis (3) Hebrews (1) Isaiah (2) Jeremiah (1) Job (1) John (4) Jonah (1) Luke (10) Mark (2) Matthew (4) Newsletters (1) Revelation (2) Ruth (2)
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What is God like?
Matthew 28.16–20; 2 Peter 1:16–18
Read more: What is God like?I can’t help but wonder, friends, if the reason we can’t get away from the complexity of the trinity is that we are being called into the same. We are being given the holy mystery of God, revealed in the scriptures that our forebearers have compiled out of six millenia spent triangulating who God is…
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May we be empty
John 14.8-17; Acts 2.1-18
Read more: May we be emptyIn Christianity, we think of the guidance we get from God as coming from the Holy Spirit. And I wonder if our Christian ancestors are telling us, “you need to be open to receive. You need to make the choice to receive.” And when you do, you’ll be infectious. You’ll create a feeling of closeness…
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The only way through is together
Luke 24.45–53; Acts 1:1–11
Read more: The only way through is togetherThat God of unity sends, at maybe one of the scariest moments of the disciples’ lives, heavenly beings to be in companionship with the disciples. That relational God charges the disciples to stay together, waiting for the power of God to come upon them. And as we’ll discuss next week in the Pentecost story, when…
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What do you have to believe?
John 11.17–27; Acts 17.1–4,10–12
Read more: What do you have to believe?Maybe “I believe you can raise the dead” feels too heavy for Martha right now. And that’s where this week’s reading cuts off. A few verses later, Mary has an interaction with Jesus that’s somewhat different, but still does not end in her explicitly believing Jesus will raise her brother from the dead. We know…