But We Still Have To Eat Together…

But We Still Have To Eat Together…

I currently follow the daily reading schedule laid out by Clergy Stuff and I really like it. However, I find it interesting that they skipped the second half of Acts 15 this morning. The Narrative Lectionary text for preaching yesterday was Acts 15:1-18 (read this...
Expanding Horizons | A Meditation on Acts 15

Expanding Horizons | A Meditation on Acts 15

The Narrative Lectionary text for today is Acts 15:1-18. The Jewish Christians of the first church were very concerned that Gentiles were becoming followers of the Way (the original term used to describe people who followed Jesus as Lord) without conforming to the Law...
But We Still Have To Eat Together…

What God Has Made Clean…

The daily reading for today is Acts 10:1-33. Every time I read this text I am amazed both at the message itself and in the way Peter responds. Here’s a guy that has been raised his entire life to believe that certain types of food, and certain types of people,...
Prayer in the Face of Injustice

Prayer in the Face of Injustice

The Narrative Lectionary reading for today is Acts 4:23-31. I decided to go back and look to see what I wrote about this passage in the Hart Haus Acts study. Here it is. You’ll notice a slight change in my language since then. Namely, I still referred to God as...

The Cross, The Gaze, The Table…and Eyes are Opened

Two texts converged on me this morning and compelled me to reflect on their intersection. The first is the Narrative Lectionary text for this weekend found in Luke 24:13-35. This is the story of how Jesus appeared to two disciples on the road to Emmaus after his...
But We Still Have To Eat Together…

Dinner is Served

It is Maundy Thursday. Jesus shares his last supper with his disciples before he is betrayed by one of them, arrested, and executed. Luke’s version of the story is found in Luke 22:1-27. I find it fascinating how clueless the disciples are, even at this moment....

Pin It on Pinterest