Reimagining Rest

Reimagining Rest

Exodus 34:21 (NRSVue) “Six days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even in plowing time and in harvest time you shall rest. Here are some questions for discussion: 1. Why do you think this verse emphasizes rest specifically during “plowing time and...
Soft Hearts & Salvation

Soft Hearts & Salvation

Jeremiah 4 (CEB) 1If you return, Israel, return to me, declares the Lord.     If you get rid of your disgusting idols from my presence        and wander no more,2     and if you swear by the living God        in truth, justice, and righteousness,    then the nations...
The Man Caught in Adultery

The Man Caught in Adultery

John 8 (NRSVue) 2 Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and began to teach them. 3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and, making her stand before all of them, 4 they...
Joy in the Dark

Joy in the Dark

Habakkuk 3 (NLT) 17 Even though the fig trees have no blossoms,    and there are no grapes on the vines;even though the olive crop fails,    and the fields lie empty and barren;even though the flocks die in the fields,    and the cattle barns are empty,18 yet I will...