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Philippians using a big brush

It broke my heart to not be at our gathering on Sunday evening. Thank you James and Gretchen for stepping in last second to lead the evening. Mary shared that she thoroughly enjoyed the night in both song, fun and pra…
WORD: Re-thinking the Bible - Is it authoritative?

We concluded our recent series by talking about the authority of the Bible. It was a great night as this idea of authority is a tough one to navigate in our current culture. Many would say there is no one authority or …
Word: Re-thinking the Bible - How to read it part 2

So how do you move from simply reading for information to reading in a way that the Word enters you and brings transformation? How do we eat this book?Sunday night we looked at what we call Lectio Divina or Sacred Readi…
Word: Re-thinking the Bible - How do you read it?

I wonder if we are even asking the right question here...how do you read it? Most of us know how to read. Reading isn't the issue. Obviously, it starts with reading the Bible. I'm sure many of us don't read it as of…
WORD: Resource Guide

Here is the online resource I was always talking about. Each resource links to either a place to purchase the product or to the resource itself. One note, just because it is here doesn't mean that I or you may agree w…
Word: Re-thinking the Bible - Week Three

What is the Bible? Ok, I know it's a book but what is it beyond the front and back cover and pages in between? Last Sunday night we used some objects as examples of what the Bible might be. For instance, if the Bible…
Word: Re-thinking the Bible - Week One

In our first week of this series, James had the task of helping us understand where the Bible came from. Not a simple task because it is basically a history lesson and highly academic. But James being the creative gen…
Word: Re-thinking the Bible - Intro

We have begun a new series in which we are taking a fresh look at the Bible. I believe in many ways the church's understanding, our understanding, of the Bible is one of the most significant issues we face in our cultu…
Beginning in April
God's Story - The Separation

We all have rules to live by. Some we like, some we don't. If there is one common complaint it is perhaps that there are too many rules. Adam and Eve couldn't have this complaint. They had one rule. One directive from Go…