November 2009
I Corinthians 1 - Hi. I’m so glad you guys have the spiritual gifts. Don’t get split up, there are bigger things than you - like Jesus.
October 2009
Psalm 111 - Praise the Lord who is completely reliable and will always rescue and provide for.
Jeremiah 25 - 70 years of captivity in Babylon. That’s what you get for not listening to God - 70 years and then we’ll see about the rest
Jeremiah 26 - People want to kill Jeremiah for speaking against the city. Strangely, the city officials are the ones that save him.
October 31: Jeremiah 25-26, Psalm 111, 1... →
Romans 16 - Paul: “Say hi to everyone for me. Don’t let anyone break apart your church, by being divisive (you’ll be tempted). God bless.
Jeremiah 24 - God is cleaning out Judah’s fridge, getting rid of the rotten figs (the leaders) & saving while transplanting the good.
Psalm 110 - There is one true King and Priest of God’s people, in the order of mysterious Melchizedek (His name is Jesus).
Jeremiah 23 - Beware if you call yourself a shepherd of God’s people. It’s not taken lightly by Him, neither should it be by you.
Romans 15 - This isn’t going to be easy. You’ll need endurance. On a personal note, I’m coming to Rome in the near future…
October 30: Jeremiah 23-24, Psalm 110, Romans 16 →
WatchEd Stetzer talking about Missional Leadership
Luther Puts a Nail in the Heart of Bad... →
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Bible In A Year - Book: Psalms, Book 5
The Psalms is the largest book of the Bible with 150 chapters. However, this large book is broken up into 5 separate books. We will be starting with Book 5 in our Bible in a Year program. Every time we begin a new Book of the Psalms, we will include some information about it.
Author: Various - includes David, Asaph, the Sons of Korah, possibly Solomon, Moses, etc.
Date: 11th century to 6th...
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Bible In A Year - Genre: Wisdom
Every day in our Bible In A Year readings, we’re going to come across a Psalm. The Psalms are a subgenre within the genre of “Wisdom”. Wisdom literature is a part of the Hebrew Bible called the “Ketuvim” or “the Writings”.
Wisdom Defined
The genre of “Wisdom” is about as hard to pin down as the real meaning of “wisdom” in our...
STORY|UNFOLDING →
Story 09
Happy 40th Birthday, Internet! →
The interwebs is 40 years old. I wonder what THIS mid-life crisis will look like….
October 29: Jeremiah 21-22, Psalm 109, Romans... →
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@ my tribe...
Educause is wondering if college email addresses are on the way out. If they are, it will surprise me.
The “@” sign has become a sign of tribal identity. My @universitylutheranchurch.org address tells you that I’m a part of this church, and that it’s a non profit. My @jwinters.com address tells you that I’m foolhardy enough to consider myself a part of my own...
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Bible In A Year - Book: Jeremiah
The Book: Jeremiah
We are beginning our reading with Jeremiah. Every time we begin a new book, we will include some introductory material.
Author: Jeremiah (some dictated and written out by his scribe, Baruch)
Time: 628-580 BC
Purpose: To call Judah (the Southern Hebrew Kingdom) to repentance, to announce the Babylonian exile, and to prophesy the new covenant.
Jeremiah is a good example...
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Bible In A Year - Genre: The Prophets
The Genre: Prophets
Jeremiah is one of the books of the Prophets. It is the first book of the Prophets that we will be studying. Whenever we start a new genre, we will include information about that genre.
Three Sections of the Hebrew Scriptures:
The Old Testament was split into 3 sections by most Rabbis:
The Torah – The Teaching/Law – The first five books of the Old Testament in your...
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Bible In A Year - Dusting It Off
(We’re starting a “Bible in a Year” program at University Lutheran. I will be posting some of our resources here if you want to follow along with us.)
Dusting it off
Read this coming week:
Nov 1 Jer 27‐29, Ps 112, 1 Cor 1‐3
Nov 2 Jer 30‐31, Ps 113, 1 Cor 4‐5
Nov 3 Jer 32, Ps 114, 1 Cor 6‐7
Nov 4 Jer 33‐34, Ps 115, 1 Cor 8‐9
Nov 5 Jer 35‐36, Ps 116, 1 Cor...
October 28: Jeremiah 18-20, Psalm 108, Romans... →
October 27: Jeremiah 15-17, Psalm 107:23-43,... →
October 26: Jeremiah 13-14, Psalm 107:1-22, Romans... →
October 25: Jeremiah 10-12, Psalm 106:24-48,... →
October 24: Jeremiah 8-9, Psalm 106:1-23, Romans... →
October 23: Jeremiah 6-7, Psalm 105:26-45, Romans... →
University Lutheran ENews - 10/22 →
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Who do you think you are?
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October 22: Jeremiah 4-5, Psalm 105:1-25, Romans 2 →
October 21: Jeremiah 2-3, Psalm 104, Romans 1 →
New Perspectives On The Work/(Life) Conundrum |... →
Great article about the Work/Life conundrum/continuum.
Church Marketing Sucks: Tell a Story That's True →
Watch how you tell stories that support your faith. If it aint true, don’t tell it like it is.
October 20: Jeremiah 1, Psalm 103, Acts 28 →
October 19: Isaiah 63-66, Psalm 102, Acts 27 →
October 18: Isaiah 59-62, Psalm 101, Acts 26 →
October 17: Isaiah 56-58, Psalm 100, Acts 24-25 →
Lutheran leaders declare worship wars 'sinful' |... →
University Lutheran ENews - 10/16 →
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Are your training wheels getting in the way?
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October 16: Isaiah 52-55, Psalm 99, Acts 23 →
Personal Ads for Churches? →
October 15: Isaiah 49-51, Psalm 98, Acts 22 →
October 14: Isaiah 46-48, Psalm 97, Acts 21 →
