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Pentecost Between Easter and Pentecost, the followers of Jesus huddled behind locked doors to talk about the good old days while Jesus was still with them, or they retreated to the familiarity of fishing at the lake. But at Pentecost, something happened. May 18, 2008 Acts 2:14-42 It’s almost too easy to make fun of dear old Peter. Matthew asserts that Jesus chose Peter as “the rock on which I will build my church” (Matthew 16:18)) but it’s sometimes hard to understand why Jesus would choose a man who so often got things wrong. May 25, 2008 Acts 2:43-47, 5:1-11 In the euphoria following Pentecost, the new disciples believed that Christ would return at any moment. They saw no point in hoarding possessions. So they put everything into a common pot, and shared with everyone. June 1, 2008 Acts 6:7 – 8:1 (selected verses) If a picture is worth a thousand words, a demonstration is worth a thousand pictures. So I would try to enact a classical stoning. In church. June 8, 2008 Acts 9:1-29 Anyone who believes that the book of Acts is a literal, factual, history needs to read the three different versions of Paul’s conversion. Even Paul couldn’t get his own story straight! June 15, 2008 Acts 10:1-48 Of all the dreams in the Bible, Peter’s may be the most significant. Because without that dream, the Christian faith would never have spread beyond the Jews. The Sundays starting June 22 pick up some of the same stories as the Revised Common Lectionary, from the book of Genesis. This means that in addition to any resources posted here, you can benefit from all the resources available for the RCL, including the materials in Seasons of the Spirit and the Whole People of God curriculum materials.
June 22, 2008 This story speaks to all who have ever moved to a new location. Perhaps even to those who have simply packed for an extended holiday – a cruise, a flight, a car trip... An Ancient Tale of a Tribe on the Move June 29, 2008 We live in a child-hostile society. Yes, they’re cute. We love them in small doses. But, as any young mother can tell you, they upset the equilibrium of our lives totally. And there are no half measures – you are committed for life! Sarah and a Child Called Laughter July 6, 2008 The threads of slavery and refugees run through this text. In our modern time, these threads are uncomfortable and very hard to deal with. Hagar and the Birth of a Nation July 13, 2008 This is an appalling story. And the ways we have traditionally interpreted it, to make it seem less appalling, are as distressing as the story itself. |