Overlooked Aspects of the Pentecost Story — Bible Reflection for Wednesday, June 19
Listen to the audio of today's Reflection: https://soundcloud.com/hapearce/bible-reflection-for-june-19-2019 Acts 2:1-8 and 11-21 The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the...
Christian Citizenship in the Messiness of Democracy — Bible Reflection for Tuesday, June 18
Listen to the audio of today's Reflection: https://soundcloud.com/hapearce/reflection-for-june-18-2019 Luke 20:20-26 Paying Taxes to Caesar 20 Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be honest. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he...
How Threatening Jesus Was to the Leadership — Bible Reflection for Monday, June 17
Listen to the audio of today's Reflection: https://soundcloud.com/hapearce/reflection-for-june-17-2019 Luke 20:9-19 The Parable of the Tenants 9 He went on to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it to some farmers and went away for a...
Jesus’ Victory through the Church — Bible Reflection for Tuesday, June 4
Listen to the audio of today's Reflection: https://soundcloud.com/hapearce/reflection-for-june-4-2019 (I’m taking a little time off this week and next, so our Reflections will be ‘re-runs’ of ones posted on our last cycle through the lectionary. This one was...
Instructions for the First ‘Mission Trip’ — Bible Reflection for Monday, June 3
Listen to the audio of today's Reflection: https://soundcloud.com/hapearce/reflection-for-june-3-2019 (I’m taking a little time off this week and next, so our Reflections will be ‘re-runs’ of ones posted on our last cycle through the lectionary. This one was...
Being Religious Isn’t the Point
Matthew 12:1-14 Lord of the Sabbath At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some heads of grain and eat them.2 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “Look! Your disciples are doing...
The ‘Holy Discontent’ of Sanctification
I John 5:18-20 18 We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the one who was born of God keeps them safe, and the evil one cannot harm them. 19 We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil...
Experiencing and Reflecting God’s Love
Listen to the audio of today's Reflection: I John 4:7-21 God’s Love and Ours 7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is...