Archive for the “The Bible” category
A Sermon on Joseph (Part Two: The Story)
by Glenn on July 18, 2015
For me, sermons should awaken faith and help people see Jesus. How do you do that? From my perspective,
Dr. Ray Lubeck on Christ in the Hebrew Scriptures
by Glenn on March 9, 2015
I’ve been having experiences at a rate quicker than my ability to process them. It’s exciting to feel like your life is full, but I feel frantic when I’m not able to take some time and think about what I (…)
Job Pt 6 (Job 32–37)
by Glenn on November 30, 2014
One of the curious aspects of Job is how little actually happens in the book. Let’s qualify that. There is action, described sparingly, in which a lot happens. There is dialogue, which goes on and on, where sometimes little seems (…)
Job Pt 5 (Job 26–31)
by Glenn on November 17, 2014
In great works of literature, almost always more is going on than one initially realizes, and this is especially true of the Bible, to which readers are likely to come with a baggage of preconceptions and habits of automated or (…)
David and Goliath
by Glenn on November 9, 2014
Some time ago I listened to a Ted Talk featuring Malcolm Gladwell telling the Biblical story of David and Goliath. I thought it was terrific. This afternoon and evening I tested my recollection with a bit of Malcom Gladwell binge-watching (…)
The Messiah in Micah
by Glenn on October 15, 2014
Recently finished the book of Micah and am learning the truth that the older I get, the less I know. As I read this minor prophet, I found myself both inspired and demoralized. The prophet Micah wrote, “But you, Bethlehem (…)
Job Pt 4 (Chapters 15-25)
by Glenn on October 8, 2014
I The focus of the preaching at Imago Dei Community this year has been telling “The Story,” God’s story as it is revealed through the Bible. We began with Genesis way back in the second Sunday of January and recently (…)
Job Pt 3 (Chapters 4–14)
by Glenn on September 14, 2014
The reading of Job continues, in which Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite respond in this first round to Job’s lament with words meant to … well, I’m not sure yet what the words are meant (…)
Job Pt 2 (Chapter 3)
by Glenn on September 8, 2014
We like to say, “Everything happens for a reason.” That’s not “the Royal We,” by the way—that’s the expression many Americans use to explain difficult circumstances without an apparent cause. We struggle to make sense of our situation and so (…)
Job Pt 1 (Chapters 1–2)
by Glenn on August 23, 2014
The Old Testament lectionary reading has taken me to the book of Job. It’s been a while since I’ve read it through. I’m only two chapters in, but what an odd, difficult-to-process book. We meet Job the man in the (…)
Psalm 30:7–8
by Glenn on August 20, 2014
Today’s reading included Psalm 130. Verses 7–8 say, “O Israel, put your hope in the Lord, for with the Lord is unfailing love and with him is full redemption. He himself will redeem Israel from all their sins.” It was (…)