13 Pentecost Ex. 3:1-15 [Jer. 15:15-20] Ps. 105:1-6, 23-26, 45c [Ps. 26:1-8] Rom. 12:9-21 Matt. 16:21-28 We want to survive. Every fiber of our being cries out for life and recoils at real or imagined danger. We fear those who may harm us, evils that may engulf us, wrongs that may demean us. We are afraid, and we seek protection, emotional, and physical. We ingest … [Read more...] about 8/30 Readings: A Better Way
Archives for August 24, 2020
Youth Ministries Adapt, Focus on Spiritual Renewal
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald Correspondent Youth ministry at Trinity Church in Iowa City has long depended on components that just aren’t feasible in a global pandemic. Pilgrimage, social events, and service projects: all canceled. Even the thought of moving the regular curriculum to Zoom is a non-starter for many families exhausted by online fatigue. But youth group is far … [Read more...] about Youth Ministries Adapt, Focus on Spiritual Renewal
Validated in Community
By Sherry Black Reading from Acts, 9:19b-3119b For several days he was with the disciples in Damascus, 20and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is the Son of God.” 21All who heard him were amazed and said, “Is not this the man who made havoc in Jerusalem among those who invoked this name? And has he not come here for the purpose of bringing … [Read more...] about Validated in Community