June 2011
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“God made us for His glory, not our own.”
– Jack Kerouac, Visions of Gerard
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Two grand and your pathetic existence
Ramit Sethi writes that about half of the population of the United States couldn’t come up with $2000 in reserve cash if they needed to. Half.
“Of course!” you say, “Good for us! We’re half way to fully following Jesus as a nation! After all, Jesus tells us that we shouldn’t store things up for ourselves because God will just come and demand our souls from...
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Book Closing: Samson and the Pirate Monks by Nate...
Imagine if church were like an A.A. meeting for sinners - a place to be brutally and awfully honest with yourself and others about the sins that you had committed and were repenting of.
For most of us, that church sounds like a nightmare.
We can envision the gasps, the head shaking disapproval, the condescending advice of “ex” sinners: “I used to have that...
“Like Seinfeld, most of our [sinning] episodes are reruns.”
– Nate Larkin, Samson and the Pirate Mokes
“Because God and His promise are Life, the real bitterness of death lies not...”
– Jurgen Moltmann, Theology of Hope
“Matthew 28:16-20 – God, Giver of Mission – Jesus tells His disciples to go forth...”
– Living the Lectionary - Week of Trinity Sunday
“To try to deny the Trinity endangers your salvation, to try to comprehend the...”
– Martin Luther
“It is only in the things a man loves that he can be hurt, and it is only in love...”
– Jurgen Moltmann, Theology of Hope
“2 Corinthians 13:11-13 – God, Giver of Harmony – Paul shows us that God wants...”
– Living the Lectionary - Week of Trinity Sunday
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Psalm 8 – God, Lover of Creation – David recognizes that God would not need to love humankind, but does and gives them a special place in creation. Why do you think God gives humans this special place in creation?
Living the Lectionary - Week of Trinity Sunday
“Sin’s so deeply ingrained in us, we invent them where they ain’t,...”
– Jack Kerouac, Visions of Gerard
“No man [is] exempt from sin any more than than he can avoid a trip to the...”
– Jack Kerouac, Visions of Gerard
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Book Opening: Visions of Gerard by Jack Kerouac
It’s been a while since I’ve read one of my beloved Beat writers, so while we were at the library today renewing my card, I picked up “Visions of Gerard.” Quickly flipping through the book, it looks like it’ll be a quick read and that it’s Jack feeling a little freer with his “stream” of words (he used to tape pages together so he wouldn’t...
“Genesis 1:1-2:4a – God, Creator – The entire Trinity is present at the creation...”
– Living the Lectionary - Week of Trinity Sunday
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Series : Trinity Scripture : Matthew...
Law & Gospel for Trinity Sunday
Law: When God created the order of the world, He could stand back and say “it is good.” Because of our sin, He can no longer see His creation in this way. He sent the Son, but creation crucified the Son. He sent the Spirit, but creation despised the Spirit’s message of reconciliation. Gospel: Our God is a creator God – He created the world, then created the redemption ...
Learn, Do, Live from Living the Lectionary
Learn: The doctrine of the Trinity was hotly debated in the early years of Christianity. Look up these anti-Trinitarian heresies and see how they differ from orthodox Christianity: Modalists, Arians, and Tritheism.
Do: Divide your prayers into prayers to the Father, the Son, and the Spirit, and consider what petitions and thanksgivings might rightly go with each...
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Living the Lectionary - Trinity Sunday
Season: Pentecost
Week of June 19th
“The Holy Three In One”
About the Season: The season of Pentecost is a season of being given the gifts of God for the purpose of living out His mission on earth as His Body. As the Holy Spirit descended upon the first disciples, He descends upon us now to give us all that we need to live out God’s mission in our lives.
About this Sunday: Trinity...
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Book Opening: I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit...
I don’t really want to be rich. I mean, I don’t necessarily want to be poor either, but “getting rich” is not high on my list of priorities. This summer (we’re minimizing our debt and planning for the future), however, just like last summer (we bought a house) has proved good incentive for me to look at finances in a way that make sense. So I picked up a...
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Book Closing: Treasure Island by Robert Louis...
There is probably no better summer reading than “Treasure Island”. The name itself brings you to a place where you’re imagining the salty sea air, the treacherous nobility of the pirates of the Hispaniola, and the cunning of the cook-turned captain, Long John Silver.
I bought my edition at a garage sale and it still has the name of a certain “Darryl Forest” who...
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“Live: Jesus gives the Spirit as the power behind our forgiving. Purposely live...”
– Living the Lectionary - Week of Pentecost
“John 20:19-23 – Spirit of Christ – Jesus gives the Holy Spirit through His work....”
– Living the Lectionary - Week of Pentecost
“I Corinthians 12:3-13 – Spirit of Gifting – Paul explains that our spiritual...”
– Living the Lectionary - Week of Pentecost
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Facebook Fail
This past May, 6 million U.S. Facebook users canceled their accounts, creating a deficit in Facebook users. There were finally more people leaving the site than joining it from the United States. (Facebook is still growing internationally, however.)
We don’t know why all of the 6 million American users dropped off and it is unclear which demographic groups dropped the most, but we can...
“Do: The Spirit is present in the creation, reconciling, and re-creation of the...”
– Living the Lectionary - Week of Pentecost
“Psalm 104 – Spirit of Creation – The Psalmist harkens us back to Genesis 1:2...”
– Living the Lectionary - Week of Pentecost 