Tag: Christian ideas and practices

• “Learning to Work Construction”

  

  What does working construction have to do with the Trinity? …

  HAT

  June 5, 2023

  Sermons

  Christian ideas and practices, church, discipleship, God, Haggai 2:1-9, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Matthew 28:16-20, Trinity

• Seventh Sunday of Easter (A)

  

  A call to worship based on Acts 1:6-14

  HAT

  May 21, 2023

  A Month of Sundays

  Acts 1:6-14, Ascension, call to worship, Christian ideas and practices, liturgy, worship

• Sixth Sunday of Easter (A)

  

  A call to worship based on John 14:15-19

  HAT

  May 14, 2023

  A Month of Sundays

  call to worship, Christian ideas and practices, Holy Spirit, John 14:15-19, liturgy

• “Growing-in-Grace Pains”

  

  The Apostles demonstrate a low threshold for drama …

  HAT

  May 8, 2023

  Sermons

  Acts 6:1-8, Christian ideas and practices, Christian living, church, commentary, conflict resolution

• Fifth Sunday of Easter (A)

  

  A call to worship based on John 14:1-14

  HAT

  May 7, 2023

  A Month of Sundays

  call to worship, Christian ideas and practices, Jesus Christ, John 14:1-14, liturgy

• Thus Far

  

  Realized yesterday that it was April 30, an anniversary. That was fast. And slow. To be continued … O God, you have called your servants to ventures of which we cannot see the ending, by paths as yet untrodden, through perils unknown. Give us faith to go out with good courage, not knowing where we…

  HAT

  May 1, 2023

  Observing the Day

  anniversary, Christian ideas and practices, ordination, personal

• Fourth Sunday of Easter (A)

  

  A call to worship based on Acts 2:42-47

  HAT

  April 30, 2023

  A Month of Sundays

  Acts 2:42-47, call to worship, Christian ideas and practices, liturgy, the Church

• “Teaching on the Move”

  

  Jesus might have been giving a less “Christological” reading of “all the scriptures” than some people think on that road to Emmaus

  HAT

  April 24, 2023

  Sermons

  Bible, Christian ideas and practices, Hebrew Bible – Old Testament, Luke 24:25-26, the Word

• Reflecting on John 21 15-19

  

  Are Jesus’ questions for Peter also questions for … us?

  HAT

  April 19, 2023

  Text of the Week – Questions

  Bible study, Christian ideas and practices, death, John 21:15-19, reading the Bible, service, thinking about the Bible

• Studying John 21 15-19

  

  We’re looking once more at Jesus’ cryptic conversation with Peter on the beach

  HAT

  April 18, 2023

  Text of the Week – Notes

  Bible study, Christian ideas and practices, exegesis, following Jesus, John, John 21:15-19, reading the Bible

• “A New Day”

  

  The “eighth day” is an “impossible” new day …

  HAT

  April 17, 2023

  Thinking Out Loud

  Christian ideas and practices, inclusion, John 20:19-31, resurrection, tradition

• Reflecting on John 21 1-14

  

  How do we relate ourselves to this story about Jesus meeting some of his friends on the beach … ?

  HAT

  April 12, 2023

  Text of the Week – Questions

  Christian ideas and practices, discussing the Bible, exegesis, meeting Jesus, reading the Bible, text, thinking about the Bible

• Studying John 21 1-14

  

  Maybe there are some symbols of the church in this story, eh? …

  HAT

  April 11, 2023

  Text of the Week – Notes

  Bible study, Christian ideas and practices, exegesis, Jesus, reading the Bible, resurrection, symbols and symbolism

• “Messengers of Great Joy”

  

  “Rejoice!” … literally a word of greeting like “Hey, you-all!” …

  HAT

  April 10, 2023

  Sermons

  Christian ideas and practices, Easter, exegesis, Jesus, Matthew 28:1-10, resurrection