May 25, 2008
Stilling the Soul
Isaiah 49:8-16a
Psalm 131
Matthew 6:24-34
Three Scriptures, three invitations to still the soul. (Continued)
May 18, 2008
Creation Continues
Genesis 1:1—2:4a
Who would have believed that in the 21st century there would be Christians who would take this text literally as a scientific explanation of creation? (Continued)
May 11, 2007
Life Giving Spirit
Acts 2:1-21
Psalm 104
1 Corinthians 12:3b-25b
Three readings this week–each with diverse metaphors of the Spirit. (Continued)
May 4, 2008
Renew Our Call to Love
Acts 1: 6-14
In an article in Sojourners magazine* this month that Elisabeth Jones gave me at the retreat yesterday, Justo Gonzalez, a Cuban-born theological educator, claims that humour is one way the author of Luke-Acts was engaging in “moderate subversion of an early church that was becoming increasingly exclusive in its models of leadership.” (Continued)
