I warn you; you’ll likely not find the following joke as funny as I do. As my wife frequently points out, that’s true of most – if not all – of my jokes....
What’s not to love about today’s text? Peter experiences the highs and lows of his faith life in ways that we can surely relate to. One minute he’s making an awesome confession of faith – the first time in Matthew’s Gospel in which a disciple has recognized and proclaimed Jesus…...
I do not know about you, but I always wince when I read the following words of Jesus: “It is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs” (vs 26). He is speaking to the Canaanite woman who has asked him to heal her demon-possessed…...
You have no doubt heard me say, many times, that Peter is my patron saint – along with Óscar Romero. The latter because of his profound example, and the former because he is a wee bit of a mess, just like me. Peter is always in trouble; always messing up;…...
Whenever I go to the cinema to watch a movie, I’m once again surprised by how different the experience is compared with watching at home: it is immersive. Gone are the distractions of traffic in the street, a dog barking at passersby, cellphone notifications to check, and so forth. In…...
Here comes a bunch of parables, flowing so thick and fast that it feels like drinking from a firehose! Mustard seed, yeast, hidden treasure, fine pearls, a fish net. Each parable describing the Kingdom of Heaven. So many that one may struggle to get the gist of Jesus’ teaching. Breaking…...
The old joke is told of the Scottish pastor who, in the throes of a Bible-thumping, barn-storming sermon, declares, “They will collect out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers, and they will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing…...
Whenever I have a sense that my verbosity is not being helpful, or that a particularly complex turn of phrase of mine obscures more than it reveals, I find comfort in texts such as Matthew 10:40-42....
Often, we encounter Scripture with an erroneous mindset; believing that the biblical world was a clean slate, an idyllic environment, a golden age, into which warnings of things to come came from God. In other words, that God was preparing believers for a emotional tsunami that was to come....
On the surface, this is a text that names the Twelve – the core group of disciples or apostles - and outlines their first mission. And that it does. But look a wee bit more closely, and there’s much in this text that speaks to us today. In verses 35-38,…...
Eighth-Day Discipleship: A New Vision for Faith, Work & Economics
Richard H. Bliese in his book, and in this class, “draws on the historic architecture of eight-sided churches to call attention to an important but often overlooked emphasis on the eighth day of creation. Early Christians were focused on God’s new creation that began in Christ’s resurrection on Sunday, the first day of the week. But these Christians understood resurrection as the continuation of God’s creative and redemptive activity. So the first day of the week became the eighth day of creation, and therefore the day of resurrection work and time to join with Christ in transforming the world. Christian disciples do this work by living out their baptismal vocations, especially in their daily work and through their ethical economic choices.”
Taught By Richard H. Bliese
“An accomplished leader, teacher, innovator, and visionary with extensive ministerial experience on three continents, forty years of church leadership, nonprofit and entrepreneurial experience in over fifteen different organizations, and deep teaching and consulting expertise nationally and internationally in theological education and congregational ministry. He is the editor, with Craig Van Gelder, of The Evangelizing Church: A Lutheran Contribution.”
When: For six weeks on Tuesdays, February 21-March 28, 2-3:30pm.
Preparation: Purchase and begin to read Richard’s book, ISBN 978-1506478838, available on Amazon.
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Contact us
Join us at the Church on the Circle St Armands Key Lutheran Church.
Sunday Morning
9am and 11am
Fellowship Hour Sunday
10am
The Parking Lot is on North Adams Drive behind the Church
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