Day: July 13, 2018

• Shabbat shalom

  

  HAT

  July 13, 2018

  Contemplation

  Abraham Joshua Heschel – The Sabbath, God, Judaism, Quotations, religion, time

• David the Political Campaigner

  

  More Bible politics! (Because, there is a lot of fascinating politics in the Bible.) David sounds pious in 1 Chronicles 13:3 “It is time to bring back the Ark of our God, for we neglected it during the reign of Saul.” And I’m not saying he’s not, but … it would be smart for a […]

  HAT

  July 13, 2018

  Something New in the Bible

  1 Chronicles 13 1-3, Bible, Bible study, hermeneutics of suspicion, legitimation, politics, religion and politics, texts that aren't in the lectionary

• Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Luke 18 1-8

  

  Here are a few questions on Luke 18:1-8, the text we are studying for Sunday, July 15, that we might or might not want to consider in class: The narrator introduces the parable as being about “the need to pray always and never lose heart.” Does this teaching seem more applicable to some situations than […]

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  July 13, 2018

  Text of the Week – Questions

  Bible study, faith, Luke, Luke 18:1-8, parables, Sunday school, Text of the Week – Questions