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April 2022

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This month we get to walk the final week with Jesus through betrayal, trial, unjust condemnation, execution, burial and resurrection life! I'm excited to share some resources with you to help you live more fully into the resurrection life.

Taking this journey together,
Steve
A Live Reading of Holy Week From John | April 13

A Live Reading of Holy Week From John | April 13

You're Invited! Join me on Zoom for a live presentation of Jesus' final week as recorded in the Gospel of John. I will read directly from the NRSV translation while moving through the images from A Cartoonist's Guide to John.Wednesday, April 13 7:00pm Central Time on ZoomExplore Every Book of the BibleFind cartoons, illustrations, videos, commentaries, and other helpful information …

From the Blog

Jesus DeConstructed
Part of my Lenten Journey has been dedicated to taking a class from Diana Butler-Bass and Tripp Fuller called Jesus De/Constructed. Each week I have taken visual class notes and visual notes of the assigned readings and posted them on my blog. The course is open to anyone. CLICK HERE to learn more. I highly recommend it. This experience has enhanced my journey, and I hope it does yours as well. See some of my notes below...

Freeing Jesus by Diana Butler-Bass Visual Notes chapters 5-6

Visual notes from Freeing Jesus by Diana Butler-Bass chapters 5-6.

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Freeing Jesus by Diana Butler-Bass Visual Notes chapters 5-6

Jesus DeConstructed Session 4 Class Notes

Jesus DeConstructed Session 4 Class Notes
Class notes from Jesus DeConstructed with Diana Butler-Bass and Tripp Fuller.

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Freeing Jesus by Diana Butler-Bass | My Notes on chs. 1-4

Visual notes on Freeing Jesus by Diana Butler-Bass chapters 1-4

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Freeing Jesus by Diana Butler-Bass | My Notes on chs. 1-4

Homebrewed Guide to Jesus Notes Chapters 5-7

Visual notes from Homebrewed Guide to Jesus by Tripp Fuller. Chapters 5-7.

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Homebrewed Guide to Jesus Notes Chapters 5-7

Jesus DeConstructed Session 3 Class Notes with Tripp Fuller and Diana Butler-Bass

Tripp Fuller and Diana Butler Bass discuss the problem of Jesus, Evil, and Suffering and the Christology of Jurgen Moltmann.

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Jesus DeConstructed Session 3 Class Notes with Tripp Fuller and Diana Butler-Bass

Homebrewed Guide to Jesus chapters 2-4

I am currently reading Homebrewed Christianity Guide to Jesus by Tripp Fuller as part of a class taught by Tripp Fuller and Diana Butler-Bass. Below are my notes from chapters 2-4. The book introduces recent scholarship about Jesus and a really helpful and inclusive way to be a radical disciple of Jesus in this present moment. I find it life-giving. …

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Homebrewed Guide to Jesus chapters 2-4

On the Art Side

Images of the Vine

Images of the Vine

Jesus uses the metaphor of the vine and the branches in John 15. This post offers a gallery of images and commentary that put that text in context with bigger themes in scripture.

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