Those who compiled the lectionary didn’t see a need to include the story of Adam and Eve’s sons, Cain and Abel. And yet museums around the world showcase paintings of this famous story of the world’s first murder. (The one pictured here is by Titian.) What does it have to teach us?
– Pastor Anne
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The Old and New Testament alike talk a lot about sheep—not surprising given their role in everyday life for thousands of years in the region. That near-universal experience with literal sheep led to sheep and the shepherds who care for them also becoming metaphors for peoples and their leaders. The prophets used those metaphors as did Jesus.
– Pastor Anne
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I’ve saved some of the most notable callings in the Bible for this fall; and this Sunday we’ll look at the one that underpins three world religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—the call of Abraham. What was Abraham called to do exactly? And why him?
– Pastor Anne
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Stephen was not one of Jesus’ first twelve disciples but, he was the first Christian martyr. What did Stephen do that made people mad enough to have him stoned to death?
– Pastor Anne
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This week we walk with Jacob out of the ford of the Jabbok River as he comes face to face with his brother and his army. The story has always reminded me of one of Jesus’ most famous parables. Watch or read and see if you agree.
– Pastor Anne
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As we continue to follow the story of Jacob, this week we’ll find him at a fork in the road—or, more accurately, a ford in the river. Danger lies both behind and before him and he spends a night stuck there, in the ford of the Jabbok River (pictured here). He is blocked from turning back and in front of him is an army of 400 men with a score to settle. What does he do? Why should you care?
– Pastor Anne
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