Lessons from Luke: Recap Read Slowly Luke is a Quilter Parables Are Tricky Jesus Winks Bread Is Central Read Slowly: there is a temptation to read the Bible quickly when you Believe that you already know the story. When you already have the plot figured out you tend to skip over some important details that actually significantly change the trajectory of the narrative. Luke is a Quilter: the use over parallel layout of the Gospels was...
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Join us this Wednesday at 7pm for a lively (and irreverent) time of reading the Gospel. It is not your average Bible study! Join the zoom here: https://zoom.us/j/585770550 This video talks about how much fun it is to read the Bible as a progressive. The 4 layers of our ‘surplus of meaning’ and 3 surprises from the Gospel of Luke. We ask the text 4 Layers of Questions: What would the original audience have heard? What has the text...
Read MoreVermont Hills United Methodist Church Seasons of Faith Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / 00:18:55 Subscribe Share iTunes RSS Feed Share Link Embed Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 00:18:55Subscribe: iTunesLuke 8: 40-56 gives us 3 examples of faith. Comment below. Email VHUMCpastor@gmail.com with any questions. Support the podcast with a tax-deductible...
Read MoreVermont Hills United Methodist Church Made Well Inside and Out Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / 00:12:25 Subscribe Share iTunes RSS Feed Share Link Embed Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 00:12:25Subscribe: iTunesLuke chapter 5 tells a story about Jesus interacting with two different people who were hurting – one physically and one spiritually....
Read MoreOur Left – Right politic divide creates problems for understanding and living in God’s love. God loves us AND them. I have been thinking about Identity Politics in the Gospel of Luke. Identity Politics are great for politics – everyone should bring their whole humanity to the table and should vote according to their social location. While Identity Politics are great for politics, it is not great for community. It...
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