A Simple Time For the session to be discussed on December 20, 2015 Micah 5:2-5a In this episode, we look at a text from Micah written some 700+ years before the birth of Jesus, yet where a birth in Bethlehem is prophesied. The description of the darkness, corruption...
Rejoice? For the session to be discussed on December 13, 2015 Zephaniah 3:14-20 In this episode, we take a look at the meaning of the Advent candles, and why this text appears for the Sunday of Advent focused on joy. Do we hear joy in God’s voice? If God was to...
One Heck of a Baby Announcement For the session to be discussed on December 6, 2015 Luke 1:68-79 In this episode, we take at the birth announcement of John the Baptist, and along the way take a look at fear and hope, darkness and light. Why do the angels often begin...
The “Not Yet” Time For the session to be discussed on November 29, 2015 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13 The first Sunday of Advent finds us talking about hope and waiting. Where do we find ourselves waiting? Where are we tired of waiting? What does it mean to wait...
David’s Last Words For the session to be discussed on November 22, 2015 2 Samuel 23:1-7 In this episode we take a look at a passage that offers the last words of King David. We discuss the glowing account it offers, and consider how even modern leaders tend to...
Hannah’s Anchor For the session to be discussed on November 15, 2015 1 Samuel 1:1-28 In this episode we encounter the story of Hannah as she is tormented in many ways because she does not have a child. We discuss the treatment of childless women in ancient...