For the session to be discussed on October 25, 2015 Mark 10:46-52 The experience of Jesus and the blind beggar, Bartimaeus, leads to a discussion of the ways we can be “blind” to the very things we need most. Are we able to speak up, as Bartimaeus does,...
For the session to be discussed on October 18, 2015 Mark 10:32-45 This week we discuss the how well we “get it” (or not) that Christian discipleship is one that leads to service rather than to power. What does it mean to say the last will be first? The...
For the session to be discussed on October 11, 2015 Mark 10:17-31 Jesus tells a young man who asks about eternal life, “…go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven.” The team takes a hard look at this...
For the session to be discussed on October 4, 2015 Mark 10:1-16 What is this passage really about? Divorce? marriage? power? The team discusses the kinds of abuses that could occur in the culture of the 1st Century, where women and children had very little ability to...
For the session to be discussed on September 27, 2015 James 5:13-20 Does prayer really work? How should we pray? The team discusses the ways we often approach prayer, and how prayer within a congregation can affect the health of the relationships between members. Rev....
Befriending God For the session to be discussed on September 20, 2015 James 3:13-4:8 Nikki Hardeman returns to the podcast in this episode. The team discusses how alien James’ words can seem in our culture (“willing to yield”). We also look at the...
