Tag: fear
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Deuteronomy 6 1-9
We are studying Deuteronomy 6:1-9 (along with others using the Uniform Series) for Sunday, December 2. Here are some questions that might be worth thinking about or talking about in class: The first words of the text are “Now this is the commandment – the statutes and the ordinances –” (v1). What do we understand…
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Trinity Sunday
This is a sermon for Trinity Sunday; the text is Romans 8:1-4, 12-17, with a nod to Psalm 34; more or less as preached at Corydon Presbyterian Church this morning. Today is Trinity Sunday, when we are encouraged to think about what might be the most difficult thing we ever try to think about as…
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion (Genesis 22 1-14)
The Uniform Series text for Sunday, March 4 is Genesis 22:1-14. Here are a few questions that we might want to consider in class: Why does Abraham do what God asks of him, do we think? Is it because of what God has promised him in preceding chapters – so, for personal gain, or posthumous…
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“The Fearsome God of Isaac”
Just noticed this: In Genesis 31:42 and 31:53, Jacob refers to the God of Abraham and the something God of Isaac; NRSV translates it as “the Fear of Isaac” and notes that the Hebrew is uncertain; similarly JPS; NLT translates it as “the fearsome God of Isaac.” So people think it has something to do…
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What I fear as a white Christian
A lot of texts are on my mind, but here are two: The first is a text that is coming from my white Christian friends from various quarters: “There’s nothing to be afraid of,” or alternatively, “Christians have nothing to be afraid of.” That counsel seems to be contextualized in the immediate political context of…
Matters of Interpretation 