The Politics of Jesus

Why would anyone in 2025 spend any time reading Deuteronomy, Israel's covenant renewal book?  Maybe the only answer is because Jesus did.  Yet did not Jesus in Matthew 19: 1-9 declare Deuteronomy 24: 1-4, a teaching on divorce, to be an accommodation to human hard heartedness?  It sounds like that for Jesus Deuteronomy is “out” and Genesis 2:4-6 is “in.”  But, wait a minute!  Also in Matthew, chapter four, Jesus at one of the great crisis moments of his life, in answer to Satan's temptations in the wilderness quotes Deuteronomy authoritatively three times as the word of God for Jesus.  Jesus was immersed in the Old Testament scriptures and quotes Deuteronomy as a well taught child would quote Deuteronomy as the word of God for his life. So maybe Deuteronomy is not a waste of time! 2 Timothy 3:15-17, written to a Christian believer by an apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ, says of the Old Covenant Scriptures, “You have been taught the holy scriptures since childhood, and they have given you wisdom to receive the salvation that comes by trusting in Christ Jesus.  All scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true.  God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.” (New Living Translation) So we are called to read Deuteronomy and all Scripture, Old and New Covenant, through the lens of Jesus the Lord, and in the power of the Spirit. Come join us as we submit ourselves to Jesus who promises us that Deuteronomy will “prepare and equip us for every good work.

Why would anyone in 2025 spend any time reading Deuteronomy, Israel's covenant renewal book?  Maybe the only answer is because Jesus did.  Yet did not Jesus in Matthew 19: 1-9 declare Deuteronomy 24 : 1-4, a teaching on divorce, to be an accommodation to human hard heartedness?  It sounds like that for Jesus Deuteronomy is “out” and Genesis 2:4-6 is “in.”  But, wait a minute!  Also in Matthew, chapter four, Jesus at one of the great crisis moments of his life, in answer to Satan's temptations in the wilderness quotes Deuteronomy authoritatively three times as the word of God for Jesus.  Jesus was immersed in the Old Testament scriptures and quotes Deuteronomy as a well taught child would quote Deuteronomy as the word of God for his life. So maybe Deuteronomy is not a waste of time! 2 Timothy 3:15-17, written to a Christian believer by an apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ, says of the Old Covenant Scriptures, “You have been taught the holy scriptures since childhood, and they have given you wisdom to receive the salvation that comes by trusting in Christ Jesus.  All scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true.  God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.” (New Living Translation) So we are called to read Deuteronomy and all Scripture, Old and New Covenant, through the lens of Jesus the Lord, and in the power of the Spirit. Come join us as we submit ourselves to Jesus who promises us that Deuteronomy will “prepare and equip us for every good work.”

Why would anyone in 2025 spend any time reading Deuteronomy, Israel's covenant renewal book?  Maybe the only answer is because Jesus did.  Yet did not Jesus in Matthew 19: 1-9 declare Deuteronomy 24 : 1-4, a teaching on divorce, to be an accommodation to human hard heartedness?  It sounds like that for Jesus Deuteronomy is “out” and Genesis 2:4-6 is “in.”  But, wait a minute!  Also in Matthew, chapter four, Jesus at one of the great crisis moments of his life, in answer to Satan's temptations in the wilderness quotes Deuteronomy authoritatively three times as the word of God for Jesus.  Jesus was immersed in the Old Testament scriptures and quotes Deuteronomy as a well taught child would quote Deuteronomy as the word of God for his life. So maybe Deuteronomy is not a waste of time! 2 Timothy 3:15-17, written to a Christian believer by an apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ, says of the Old Covenant Scriptures, “You have been taught the holy scriptures since childhood, and they have given you wisdom to receive the salvation that comes by trusting in Christ Jesus.  All scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true.  God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.” (New Living Translation) So we are called to read Deuteronomy and all Scripture, Old and New Covenant, through the lens of Jesus the Lord, and in the power of the Spirit. Come join us as we submit ourselves to Jesus who promises us that Deuteronomy will “prepare and equip us for every good work.”

The Psalms are a collection of 150 Songs carefully placed inside 5 books of Psalms:  Book 1:1-41, Book 2:42-72, Book: 3:73-89, Book 4:90-106, Book 5:107-150.  The first three books are primarily lament Psalms.  Sadness, anger, and bewilderment are prayed out.  The final two books include two very angry Psalms, 109 and 137, but these books are dominated by Praise.  The final six Psalms thunder with the praise of the "I Am "God. The five books of Psalms are clearly intended as responsive speech to the five books of the Pentateuch, Genesis - Deuteronomy.  The Pentateuch is the story of "I am" calling Israel to be His crisis relief for the entire creation. The Psalms are prayed from the time of David, 1000 B.C., from inside the story the Hebrew scripture tells.  The Psalter was not collected into its current form until the 4th century B.C.  By then Israel had been in exile for two hundred years.  Yet the Israel of the 2nd Temple, 530 B.C. to 70, AD., is singing her faith in the rebuilt temple and those living outside Judea are singing inside synagogues throughout the Roman empire.  The Psalms were Jesus' prayer book and were prayed by the early church.  (Matt. 27:46, Col. 3:16, Eph. 5:19) We will pray and praise a representative collection of the Great Psalms of the Psalter -Psalms 1, 2, 3, 8, 16, 19, 22, 23, 42, 51, 73-74, 88-89, 90, 104-106, 109, 110, and 139.  We will pray out to the Lord God our emotions and struggles, but we will continue praying through from confusion, doubt, and anger to more clarity, trust, and peace.  We will be encouraged, rebuked, and discipled by the ancient Songs of Israel, Jesus, and our Church Fathers and Mothers. The "I Am," the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, will bless us as we draw near to God together.  Come join us on the Way.

The Psalms are a collection of 150 Songs carefully placed inside 5 books of Psalms:  Book 1:1-41, Book 2:42-72, Book: 3:73-89, Book 4:90-106, Book 5:107-150.  The first three books are primarily lament Psalms.  Sadness, anger, and bewilderment are prayed out.  The final two books include two very angry Psalms, 109 and 137, but these books are dominated by Praise.  The final six Psalms thunder with the praise of the "I Am "God. The five books of Psalms are clearly intended as responsive speech to the five books of the Pentateuch, Genesis - Deuteronomy.  The Pentateuch is the story of "I am" calling Israel to be His crisis relief for the entire creation. The Psalms are prayed from the time of David, 1000 B.C., from inside the story the Hebrew scripture tells.  The Psalter was not collected into its current form until the 4th century B.C.  By then Israel had been in exile for two hundred years.  Yet the Israel of the 2nd Temple, 530 B.C. to 70, AD., is singing her faith in the rebuilt temple and those living outside Judea are singing inside synagogues throughout the Roman empire.  The Psalms were Jesus' prayer book and were prayed by the early church.  (Matt. 27:46, Col. 3:16, Eph. 5:19) We will pray and praise a representative collection of the Great Psalms of the Psalter -Psalms 1, 2, 3, 8, 16, 19, 22, 23, 42, 51, 73-74, 88-89, 90, 104-106, 109, 110, and 139.  We will pray out to the Lord God our emotions and struggles, but we will continue praying through from confusion, doubt, and anger to more clarity, trust, and peace.  We will be encouraged, rebuked, and discipled by the ancient Songs of Israel, Jesus, and our Church Fathers and Mothers. The "I Am," the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, will bless us as we draw near to God together.  Come join us on the Way.

The Psalms are a collection of 150 Songs carefully placed inside 5 books of Psalms:  Book 1:1-41, Book 2:42-72, Book: 3:73-89, Book 4:90-106, Book 5:107-150.  The first three books are primarily lament Psalms.  Sadness, anger, and bewilderment are prayed out.  The final two books include two very angry Psalms, 109 and 137, but these books are dominated by Praise.  The final six Psalms thunder with the praise of the "I Am "God. The five books of Psalms are clearly intended as responsive speech to the five books of the Pentateuch, Genesis - Deuteronomy.  The Pentateuch is the story of "I am" calling Israel to be His crisis relief for the entire creation. The Psalms are prayed from the time of David, 1000 B.C., from inside the story the Hebrew scripture tells.  The Psalter was not collected into its current form until the 4th century B.C.  By then Israel had been in exile for two hundred years.  Yet the Israel of the 2nd Temple, 530 B.C. to 70, AD., is singing her faith in the rebuilt temple and those living outside Judea are singing inside synagogues throughout the Roman empire.  The Psalms were Jesus' prayer book and were prayed by the early church.  (Matt. 27:46, Col. 3:16, Eph. 5:19) We will pray and praise a representative collection of the Great Psalms of the Psalter -Psalms 1, 2, 3, 8, 16, 19, 22, 23, 42, 51, 73-74, 88-89, 90, 104-106, 109, 110, and 139.  We will pray out to the Lord God our emotions and struggles, but we will continue praying through from confusion, doubt, and anger to more clarity, trust, and peace.  We will be encouraged, rebuked, and discipled by the ancient Songs of Israel, Jesus, and our Church Fathers and Mothers. The "I Am," the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, will bless us as we draw near to God together.  Come join us on the Way.

The Psalms are a collection of 150 Songs carefully placed inside 5 books of Psalms:  Book 1:1-41, Book 2:42-72, Book: 3:73-89, Book 4:90-106, Book 5:107-150.  The first three books are primarily lament Psalms.  Sadness, anger, and bewilderment are prayed out.  The final two books include two very angry Psalms, 109 and 137, but these books are dominated by Praise.  The final six Psalms thunder with the praise of the "I Am "God. The five books of Psalms are clearly intended as responsive speech to the five books of the Pentateuch, Genesis - Deuteronomy.  The Pentateuch is the story of "I am" calling Israel to be His crisis relief for the entire creation. The Psalms are prayed from the time of David, 1000 B.C., from inside the story the Hebrew scripture tells.  The Psalter was not collected into its current form until the 4th century B.C.  By then Israel had been in exile for two hundred years.  Yet the Israel of the 2nd Temple, 530 B.C. to 70, AD., is singing her faith in the rebuilt temple and those living outside Judea are singing inside synagogues throughout the Roman empire.  The Psalms were Jesus' prayer book and were prayed by the early church.  (Matt. 27:46, Col. 3:16, Eph. 5:19) We will pray and praise a representative collection of the Great Psalms of the Psalter -Psalms 1, 2, 3, 8, 16, 19, 22, 23, 42, 51, 73-74, 88-89, 90, 104-106, 109, 110, and 139.  We will pray out to the Lord God our emotions and struggles, but we will continue praying through from confusion, doubt, and anger to more clarity, trust, and peace.  We will be encouraged, rebuked, and discipled by the ancient Songs of Israel, Jesus, and our Church Fathers and Mothers. The "I Am," the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, will bless us as we draw near to God together.  Come join us on the Way.

The Psalms are a collection of 150 Songs carefully placed inside 5 books of Psalms:  Book 1:1-41, Book 2:42-72, Book: 3:73-89, Book 4:90-106, Book 5:107-150.  The first three books are primarily lament Psalms.  Sadness, anger, and bewilderment are prayed out.  The final two books include two very angry Psalms, 109 and 137, but these books are dominated by Praise.  The final six Psalms thunder with the praise of the "I Am "God. The five books of Psalms are clearly intended as responsive speech to the five books of the Pentateuch, Genesis - Deuteronomy.  The Pentateuch is the story of "I am" calling Israel to be His crisis relief for the entire creation. The Psalms are prayed from the time of David, 1000 B.C., from inside the story the Hebrew scripture tells.  The Psalter was not collected into its current form until the 4th century B.C.  By then Israel had been in exile for two hundred years.  Yet the Israel of the 2nd Temple, 530 B.C. to 70, AD., is singing her faith in the rebuilt temple and those living outside Judea are singing inside synagogues throughout the Roman empire.  The Psalms were Jesus' prayer book and were prayed by the early church.  (Matt. 27:46, Col. 3:16, Eph. 5:19) We will pray and praise a representative collection of the Great Psalms of the Psalter -Psalms 1, 2, 3, 8, 16, 19, 22, 23, 42, 51, 73-74, 88-89, 90, 104-106, 109, 110, and 139.  We will pray out to the Lord God our emotions and struggles, but we will continue praying through from confusion, doubt, and anger to more clarity, trust, and peace.  We will be encouraged, rebuked, and discipled by the ancient Songs of Israel, Jesus, and our Church Fathers and Mothers. The "I Am," the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, will bless us as we draw near to God together.  Come join us on the Way.

The Psalms are a collection of 150 Songs carefully placed inside 5 books of Psalms:  Book 1:1-41, Book 2:42-72, Book: 3:73-89, Book 4:90-106, Book 5:107-150.  The first three books are primarily lament Psalms.  Sadness, anger, and bewilderment are prayed out.  The final two books include two very angry Psalms, 109 and 137, but these books are dominated by Praise.  The final six Psalms thunder with the praise of the "I Am "God. The five books of Psalms are clearly intended as responsive speech to the five books of the Pentateuch, Genesis - Deuteronomy.  The Pentateuch is the story of "I am" calling Israel to be His crisis relief for the entire creation. The Psalms are prayed from the time of David, 1000 B.C., from inside the story the Hebrew scripture tells.  The Psalter was not collected into its current form until the 4th century B.C.  By then Israel had been in exile for two hundred years.  Yet the Israel of the 2nd Temple, 530 B.C. to 70, AD., is singing her faith in the rebuilt temple and those living outside Judea are singing inside synagogues throughout the Roman empire.  The Psalms were Jesus' prayer book and were prayed by the early church.  (Matt. 27:46, Col. 3:16, Eph. 5:19) We will pray and praise a representative collection of the Great Psalms of the Psalter -Psalms 1, 2, 3, 8, 16, 19, 22, 23, 42, 51, 73-74, 88-89, 90, 104-106, 109, 110, and 139.  We will pray out to the Lord God our emotions and struggles, but we will continue praying through from confusion, doubt, and anger to more clarity, trust, and peace.  We will be encouraged, rebuked, and discipled by the ancient Songs of Israel, Jesus, and our Church Fathers and Mothers. The "I Am," the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, will bless us as we draw near to God together.  Come join us on the Way.

The Psalms are a collection of 150 Songs carefully placed inside 5 books of Psalms:  Book 1:1-41, Book 2:42-72, Book: 3:73-89, Book 4:90-106, Book 5:107-150.  The first three books are primarily lament Psalms.  Sadness, anger, and bewilderment are prayed out.  The final two books include two very angry Psalms, 109 and 137, but these books are dominated by Praise.  The final six Psalms thunder with the praise of the "I Am "God. The five books of Psalms are clearly intended as responsive speech to the five books of the Pentateuch, Genesis - Deuteronomy.  The Pentateuch is the story of "I am" calling Israel to be His crisis relief for the entire creation. The Psalms are prayed from the time of David, 1000 B.C., from inside the story the Hebrew scripture tells.  The Psalter was not collected into its current form until the 4th century B.C.  By then Israel had been in exile for two hundred years.  Yet the Israel of the 2nd Temple, 530 B.C. to 70, AD., is singing her faith in the rebuilt temple and those living outside Judea are singing inside synagogues throughout the Roman empire.  The Psalms were Jesus' prayer book and were prayed by the early church.  (Matt. 27:46, Col. 3:16, Eph. 5:19) We will pray and praise a representative collection of the Great Psalms of the Psalter -Psalms 1, 2, 3, 8, 16, 19, 22, 23, 42, 51, 73-74, 88-89, 90, 104-106, 109, 110, and 139.  We will pray out to the Lord God our emotions and struggles, but we will continue praying through from confusion, doubt, and anger to more clarity, trust, and peace.  We will be encouraged, rebuked, and discipled by the ancient Songs of Israel, Jesus, and our Church Fathers and Mothers. The "I Am," the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, will bless us as we draw near to God together.  Come join us on the Way.

The Psalms are a collection of 150 Songs carefully placed inside 5 books of Psalms:  Book 1:1-41, Book 2:42-72, Book: 3:73-89, Book 4:90-106, Book 5:107-150.  The first three books are primarily lament Psalms.  Sadness, anger, and bewilderment are prayed out.  The final two books include two very angry Psalms, 109 and 137, but these books are dominated by Praise.  The final six Psalms thunder with the praise of the "I Am "God. The five books of Psalms are clearly intended as responsive speech to the five books of the Pentateuch, Genesis - Deuteronomy.  The Pentateuch is the story of "I am" calling Israel to be His crisis relief for the entire creation. The Psalms are prayed from the time of David, 1000 B.C., from inside the story the Hebrew scripture tells.  The Psalter was not collected into its current form until the 4th century B.C.  By then Israel had been in exile for two hundred years.  Yet the Israel of the 2nd Temple, 530 B.C. to 70, AD., is singing her faith in the rebuilt temple and those living outside Judea are singing inside synagogues throughout the Roman empire.  The Psalms were Jesus' prayer book and were prayed by the early church.  (Matt. 27:46, Col. 3:16, Eph. 5:19) We will pray and praise a representative collection of the Great Psalms of the Psalter -Psalms 1, 2, 3, 8, 16, 19, 22, 23, 42, 51, 73-74, 88-89, 90, 104-106, 109, 110, and 139.  We will pray out to the Lord God our emotions and struggles, but we will continue praying through from confusion, doubt, and anger to more clarity, trust, and peace.  We will be encouraged, rebuked, and discipled by the ancient Songs of Israel, Jesus, and our Church Fathers and Mothers. The "I Am," the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, will bless us as we draw near to God together.  Come join us on the Way.    

The Psalms are a collection of 150 Songs carefully placed inside 5 books of Psalms:  Book 1:1-41, Book 2:42-72, Book: 3:73-89, Book 4:90-106, Book 5:107-150.  The first three books are primarily lament Psalms.  Sadness, anger, and bewilderment are prayed out.  The final two books include two very angry Psalms, 109 and 137, but these books are dominated by Praise.  The final six Psalms thunder with the praise of the "I Am "God. The five books of Psalms are clearly intended as responsive speech to the five books of the Pentateuch, Genesis - Deuteronomy.  The Pentateuch is the story of "I am" calling Israel to be His crisis relief for the entire creation. The Psalms are prayed from the time of David, 1000 B.C., from inside the story the Hebrew scripture tells.  The Psalter was not collected into its current form until the 4th century B.C.  By then Israel had been in exile for two hundred years.  Yet the Israel of the 2nd Temple, 530 B.C. to 70, AD., is singing her faith in the rebuilt temple and those living outside Judea are singing inside synagogues throughout the Roman empire.  The Psalms were Jesus' prayer book and were prayed by the early church.  (Matt. 27:46, Col. 3:16, Eph. 5:19) We will pray and praise a representative collection of the Great Psalms of the Psalter -Psalms 1, 2, 3, 8, 16, 19, 22, 23, 42, 51, 73-74, 88-89, 90, 104-106, 109, 110, and 139.  We will pray out to the Lord God our emotions and struggles, but we will continue praying through from confusion, doubt, and anger to more clarity, trust, and peace.  We will be encouraged, rebuked, and discipled by the ancient Songs of Israel, Jesus, and our Church Fathers and Mothers. The "I Am," the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, will bless us as we draw near to God together.  Come join us on the Way.

The Psalms are a collection of 150 Songs carefully placed inside 5 books of Psalms:  Book 1:1-41, Book 2:42-72, Book: 3:73-89, Book 4:90-106, Book 5:107-150.  The first three books are primarily lament Psalms.  Sadness, anger, and bewilderment are prayed out.  The final two books include two very angry Psalms, 109 and 137, but these books are dominated by Praise.  The final six Psalms thunder with the praise of the "I Am "God. The five books of Psalms are clearly intended as responsive speech to the five books of the Pentateuch, Genesis - Deuteronomy.  The Pentateuch is the story of "I am" calling Israel to be His crisis relief for the entire creation. The Psalms are prayed from the time of David, 1000 B.C., from inside the story the Hebrew scripture tells.  The Psalter was not collected into its current form until the 4th century B.C.  By then Israel had been in exile for two hundred years.  Yet the Israel of the 2nd Temple, 530 B.C. to 70, AD., is singing her faith in the rebuilt temple and those living outside Judea are singing inside synagogues throughout the Roman empire.  The Psalms were Jesus' prayer book and were prayed by the early church.  (Matt. 27:46, Col. 3:16, Eph. 5:19) We will pray and praise a representative collection of the Great Psalms of the Psalter -Psalms 1, 2, 3, 8, 16, 19, 22, 23, 42, 51, 73-74, 88-89, 90, 104-106, 109, 110, and 139.  We will pray out to the Lord God our emotions and struggles, but we will continue praying through from confusion, doubt, and anger to more clarity, trust, and peace.  We will be encouraged, rebuked, and discipled by the ancient Songs of Israel, Jesus, and our Church Fathers and Mothers. The "I Am," the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, will bless us as we draw near to God together.  Come join us on the Way.

The Psalms are a collection of 150 Songs carefully placed inside 5 books of Psalms:  Book 1:1-41, Book 2:42-72, Book: 3:73-89, Book 4:90-106, Book 5:107-150.  The first three books are primarily lament Psalms.  Sadness, anger, and bewilderment are prayed out.  The final two books include two very angry Psalms, 109 and 137, but these books are dominated by Praise.  The final six Psalms thunder with the praise of the "I Am "God. The five books of Psalms are clearly intended as responsive speech to the five books of the Pentateuch, Genesis - Deuteronomy.  The Pentateuch is the story of "I am" calling Israel to be His crisis relief for the entire creation. The Psalms are prayed from the time of David, 1000 B.C., from inside the story the Hebrew scripture tells.  The Psalter was not collected into its current form until the 4th century B.C.  By then Israel had been in exile for two hundred years.  Yet the Israel of the 2nd Temple, 530 B.C. to 70, AD., is singing her faith in the rebuilt temple and those living outside Judea are singing inside synagogues throughout the Roman empire.  The Psalms were Jesus' prayer book and were prayed by the early church.  (Matt. 27:46, Col. 3:16, Eph. 5:19) We will pray and praise a representative collection of the Great Psalms of the Psalter -Psalms 1, 2, 3, 8, 16, 19, 22, 23, 42, 51, 73-74, 88-89, 90, 104-106, 109, 110, and 139.  We will pray out to the Lord God our emotions and struggles, but we will continue praying through from confusion, doubt, and anger to more clarity, trust, and peace.  We will be encouraged, rebuked, and discipled by the ancient Songs of Israel, Jesus, and our Church Fathers and Mothers. The "I Am," the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, will bless us as we draw near to God together.  Come join us on the Way.

The Psalms are a collection of 150 Songs carefully placed inside 5 books of Psalms:  Book 1:1-41, Book 2:42-72, Book: 3:73-89, Book 4:90-106, Book 5:107-150.  The first three books are primarily lament Psalms.  Sadness, anger, and bewilderment are prayed out.  The final two books include two very angry Psalms, 109 and 137, but these books are dominated by Praise.  The final six Psalms thunder with the praise of the "I Am "God. The five books of Psalms are clearly intended as responsive speech to the five books of the Pentateuch, Genesis - Deuteronomy.  The Pentateuch is the story of "I am" calling Israel to be His crisis relief for the entire creation. The Psalms are prayed from the time of David, 1000 B.C., from inside the story the Hebrew scripture tells.  The Psalter was not collected into its current form until the 4th century B.C.  By then Israel had been in exile for two hundred years.  Yet the Israel of the 2nd Temple, 530 B.C. to 70, AD., is singing her faith in the rebuilt temple and those living outside Judea are singing inside synagogues throughout the Roman empire.  The Psalms were Jesus' prayer book and were prayed by the early church.  (Matt. 27:46, Col. 3:16, Eph. 5:19) We will pray and praise a representative collection of the Great Psalms of the Psalter -Psalms 1, 2, 3, 8, 16, 19, 22, 23, 42, 51, 73-74, 88-89, 90, 104-106, 109, 110, and 139.  We will pray out to the Lord God our emotions and struggles, but we will continue praying through from confusion, doubt, and anger to more clarity, trust, and peace.  We will be encouraged, rebuked, and discipled by the ancient Songs of Israel, Jesus, and our Church Fathers and Mothers. The "I Am," the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, will bless us as we draw near to God together.  Come join us on the Way.

The Psalms are a collection of 150 Songs carefully placed inside 5 books of Psalms:  Book 1:1-41, Book 2:42-72, Book: 3:73-89, Book 4:90-106, Book 5:107-150.  The first three books are primarily lament Psalms.  Sadness, anger, and bewilderment are prayed out.  The final two books include two very angry Psalms, 109 and 137, but these books are dominated by Praise.  The final six Psalms thunder with the praise of the "I Am "God. The five books of Psalms are clearly intended as responsive speech to the five books of the Pentateuch, Genesis - Deuteronomy.  The Pentateuch is the story of "I am" calling Israel to be His crisis relief for the entire creation. The Psalms are prayed from the time of David, 1000 B.C., from inside the story the Hebrew scripture tells.  The Psalter was not collected into its current form until the 4th century B.C.  By then Israel had been in exile for two hundred years.  Yet the Israel of the 2nd Temple, 530 B.C. to 70, AD., is singing her faith in the rebuilt temple and those living outside Judea are singing inside synagogues throughout the Roman empire.  The Psalms were Jesus' prayer book and were prayed by the early church.  (Matt. 27:46, Col. 3:16, Eph. 5:19) We will pray and praise a representative collection of the Great Psalms of the Psalter -Psalms 1, 2, 3, 8, 16, 19, 22, 23, 42, 51, 73-74, 88-89, 90, 104-106, 109, 110, and 139.  We will pray out to the Lord God our emotions and struggles, but we will continue praying through from confusion, doubt, and anger to more clarity, trust, and peace.  We will be encouraged, rebuked, and discipled by the ancient Songs of Israel, Jesus, and our Church Fathers and Mothers. The "I Am," the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, will bless us as we draw near to God together.  Come join us on the Way.

The Psalms are a collection of 150 Songs carefully placed inside 5 books of Psalms:  Book 1:1-41, Book 2:42-72, Book: 3:73-89, Book 4:90-106, Book 5:107-150.  The first three books are primarily lament Psalms.  Sadness, anger, and bewilderment are prayed out.  The final two books include two very angry Psalms, 109 and 137, but these books are dominated by Praise.  The final six Psalms thunder with the praise of the "I Am "God. The five books of Psalms are clearly intended as responsive speech to the five books of the Pentateuch, Genesis - Deuteronomy.  The Pentateuch is the story of "I am" calling Israel to be His crisis relief for the entire creation. The Psalms are prayed from the time of David, 1000 B.C., from inside the story the Hebrew scripture tells.  The Psalter was not collected into its current form until the 4th century B.C.  By then Israel had been in exile for two hundred years.  Yet the Israel of the 2nd Temple, 530 B.C. to 70, AD., is singing her faith in the rebuilt temple and those living outside Judea are singing inside synagogues throughout the Roman empire.  The Psalms were Jesus' prayer book and were prayed by the early church.  (Matt. 27:46, Col. 3:16, Eph. 5:19) We will pray and praise a representative collection of the Great Psalms of the Psalter -Psalms 1, 2, 3, 8, 16, 19, 22, 23, 42, 51, 73-74, 88-89, 90, 104-106, 109, 110, and 139.  We will pray out to the Lord God our emotions and struggles, but we will continue praying through from confusion, doubt, and anger to more clarity, trust, and peace.  We will be encouraged, rebuked, and discipled by the ancient Songs of Israel, Jesus, and our Church Fathers and Mothers. The "I Am," the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, will bless us as we draw near to God together.  Come join us on the Way.

From the moment Jesus announced “The Kingdom of God is here; Turn and believe the Good News,” followers of Jesus have lived under the public authority of Jesus the Lord. Jesus' disciples are called to do the politics of Jesus as set out in Matthew 5-7 and throughout the four Gospels.  This vision is lived out in the ekklesia - the called out – the “citizens of heaven doing the business of heaven.” Yet in 2024, the power of identity politics in the U. S., on the left and the right, within the churches, threatens to marginalize, if not obliterate the church's public witness to Jesus. Join our discussion of the chaotic partisan politics of 2024 seen through the lens of Jesus the Lord.

From the moment Jesus announced “The Kingdom of God is here; Turn and believe the Good News,” followers of Jesus have lived under the public authority of Jesus the Lord. Jesus' disciples are called to do the politics of Jesus as set out in Matthew 5-7 and throughout the four Gospels.  This vision is lived out in the ekklesia - the called out – the “citizens of heaven doing the business of heaven.” Yet in 2024, the power of identity politics in the U. S., on the left and the right, within the churches, threatens to marginalize, if not obliterate the church's public witness to Jesus. Join our discussion of the chaotic partisan politics of 2024 seen through the lens of Jesus the Lord.

From the moment Jesus announced “The Kingdom of God is here; Turn and believe the Good News,” followers of Jesus have lived under the public authority of Jesus the Lord. Jesus' disciples are called to do the politics of Jesus as set out in Matthew 5-7 and throughout the four Gospels.  This vision is lived out in the ekklesia - the called out – the “citizens of heaven doing the business of heaven.” Yet in 2024, the power of identity politics in the U. S., on the left and the right, within the churches, threatens to marginalize, if not obliterate the church's public witness to Jesus. Join our discussion of the chaotic partisan politics of 2024 seen through the lens of Jesus the Lord.

From the moment Jesus announced “The Kingdom of God is here; Turn and believe the Good News,” followers of Jesus have lived under the public authority of Jesus the Lord. Jesus' disciples are called to do the politics of Jesus as set out in Matthew 5-7 and throughout the four Gospels.  This vision is lived out in the ekklesia - the called out – the “citizens of heaven doing the business of heaven.” Yet in 2024, the power of identity politics in the U. S., on the left and the right, within the churches, threatens to marginalize, if not obliterate the church's public witness to Jesus. Join our discussion of the chaotic partisan politics of 2024 seen through the lens of Jesus the Lord.

From the moment Jesus announced “The Kingdom of God is here; Turn and believe the Good News,” followers of Jesus have lived under the public authority of Jesus the Lord. Jesus' disciples are called to do the politics of Jesus as set out in Matthew 5-7 and throughout the four Gospels.  This vision is lived out in the ekklesia - the called out – the “citizens of heaven doing the business of heaven.” Yet in 2024, the power of identity politics in the U. S., on the left and the right, within the churches, threatens to marginalize, if not obliterate the church's public witness to Jesus. Join our discussion of the chaotic partisan politics of 2024 seen through the lens of Jesus the Lord.

From the moment Jesus announced “The Kingdom of God is here; Turn and believe the Good News,” followers of Jesus have lived under the public authority of Jesus the Lord. Jesus' disciples are called to do the politics of Jesus as set out in Matthew 5-7 and throughout the four Gospels.  This vision is lived out in the ekklesia - the called out – the “citizens of heaven doing the business of heaven.” Yet in 2024, the power of identity politics in the U. S., on the left and the right, within the churches, threatens to marginalize, if not obliterate the church's public witness to Jesus.  Join our discussion of the chaotic partisan politics of 2024 seen through the lens of Jesus the Lord.

From the moment Jesus announced “The Kingdom of God is here; Turn and believe the Good News,” followers of Jesus have lived under the public authority of Jesus the Lord. Jesus' disciples are called to do the politics of Jesus as set out in Matthew 5-7 and throughout the four Gospels.  This vision is lived out in the ekklesia - the called out – the “citizens of heaven doing the business of heaven.” Yet in 2024, the power of identity politics in the U. S., on the left and the right, within the churches, threatens to marginalize, if not obliterate the church's public witness to Jesus. Join our discussion of the chaotic partisan politics of 2024 seen through the lens of Jesus the Lord.

From the moment Jesus announced “The Kingdom of God is here; Turn and believe the Good News,” followers of Jesus have lived under the public authority of Jesus the Lord. Jesus' disciples are called to do the politics of Jesus as set out in Matthew 5-7 and throughout the four Gospels.  This vision is lived out in the ekklesia - the called out – the “citizens of heaven doing the business of heaven.” Yet in 2024, the power of identity politics in the U. S., on the left and the right, within the churches, threatens to marginalize, if not obliterate the church's public witness to Jesus.  Join our discussion of the chaotic partisan politics of 2024 seen through the lens of Jesus the Lord.

From the moment Jesus announced “The Kingdom of God is here; Turn and believe the Good News,” followers of Jesus have lived under the public authority of Jesus the Lord. Jesus' disciples are called to do the politics of Jesus as set out in Matthew 5-7 and throughout the four Gospels.  This vision is lived out in the ekklesia - the called out – the “citizens of heaven doing the business of heaven.” Yet in 2024, the power of identity politics in the U. S., on the left and the right, within the churches, threatens to marginalize, if not obliterate the church's public witness to Jesus. Join our discussion of the chaotic partisan politics of 2024 seen through the lens of Jesus the Lord.

From the moment Jesus announced “The Kingdom of God is here; Turn and believe the Good News,” followers of Jesus have lived under the public authority of Jesus the Lord. Jesus' disciples are called to do the politics of Jesus as set out in Matthew 5-7 and throughout the four Gospels.  This vision is lived out in the ekklesia - the called out – the “citizens of heaven doing the business of heaven.” Yet in 2024, the power of identity politics in the U. S., on the left and the right, within the churches, threatens to marginalize, if not obliterate the church's public witness to Jesus. Join our discussion of the chaotic partisan politics of 2024 seen through the lens of Jesus the Lord.

Luke, a medical doctor is in a jail in Ephesus in about 56 A.D. caring for the needs of the prisoner, the Apostle Paul, whom Luke frequently accompanied on his preaching tours.  In about 70 A.D., Luke, after the martyrdom of his mentor, the Apostle Paul, in Rome, writes Luke-Acts, a two volume work telling the story of Jesus in Luke and his Spirit filled church in Acts. This is the only book in all of scripture written by a Gentile.  His two volume work is longer than all of Paul's letters combined.  He writes his Gospel to Theophilus, a Gentile believer, "… so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught."  Luke's Gospel contains the apostolic witness to the life of Jesus as Luke had received it from Paul, John Mark, and others. You might ask "Why read the Gospels?"  The answer: Because we seem to know why Jesus died but we do not seem to know why Jesus lives.  The Gospels are our primary apprenticing tools for Discipling the church into the living presence of Jesus. Come join on us in our exploration of the "Greatest Story Ever Told."

Luke's Good News-Part 16-The Scandal Of Christ's Cross Luke, a medical doctor is in a jail in Ephesus in about 56 A.D. caring for the needs of the prisoner, the Apostle Paul, whom Luke frequently accompanied on his preaching tours.  In about 70 A.D., Luke, after the martyrdom of his mentor, the Apostle Paul, in Rome, writes Luke-Acts, a two volume work telling the story of Jesus in Luke and his Spirit filled church in Acts. This is the only book in all of scripture written by a Gentile.  His two volume work is longer than all of Paul's letters combined.  He writes his Gospel to Theophilus, a Gentile believer, "… so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught."  Luke's Gospel contains the apostolic witness to the life of Jesus as Luke had received it from Paul, John Mark, and others. You might ask "Why read the Gospels?"  The answer: Because we seem to know why Jesus died but we do not seem to know why Jesus lives.  The Gospels are our primary apprenticing tools for Discipling the church into the living presence of Jesus. Come join on us in our exploration of the "Greatest Story Ever Told."

Luke, a medical doctor is in a jail in Ephesus in about 56 A.D. caring for the needs of the prisoner, the Apostle Paul, whom Luke frequently accompanied on his preaching tours.  In about 70 A.D., Luke, after the martyrdom of his mentor, the Apostle Paul, in Rome, writes Luke-Acts, a two volume work telling the story of Jesus in Luke and his Spirit filled church in Acts. This is the only book in all of scripture written by a Gentile.  His two volume work is longer than all of Paul's letters combined.  He writes his Gospel to Theophilus, a Gentile believer, "… so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught."  Luke's Gospel contains the apostolic witness to the life of Jesus as Luke had received it from Paul, John Mark, and others. You might ask "Why read the Gospels?"  The answer: Because we seem to know why Jesus died but we do not seem to know why Jesus lives.  The Gospels are our primary apprenticing tools for Discipling the church into the living presence of Jesus. Come join on us in our exploration of the "Greatest Story Ever Told."

Luke, a medical doctor is in a jail in Ephesus in about 56 A.D. caring for the needs of the prisoner, the Apostle Paul, whom Luke frequently accompanied on his preaching tours.  In about 70 A.D., Luke, after the martyrdom of his mentor, the Apostle Paul, in Rome, writes Luke-Acts, a two volume work telling the story of Jesus in Luke and his Spirit filled church in Acts. This is the only book in all of scripture written by a Gentile.  His two volume work is longer than all of Paul's letters combined.  He writes his Gospel to Theophilus, a Gentile believer, "… so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught."  Luke's Gospel contains the apostolic witness to the life of Jesus as Luke had received it from Paul, John Mark, and others. You might ask "Why read the Gospels?"  The answer: Because we seem to know why Jesus died but we do not seem to know why Jesus lives.  The Gospels are our primary apprenticing tools for Discipling the church into the living presence of Jesus. Come join on us in our exploration of the "Greatest Story Ever Told."

Luke, a medical doctor is in a jail in Ephesus in about 56 A.D. caring for the needs of the prisoner, the Apostle Paul, whom Luke frequently accompanied on his preaching tours.  In about 70 A.D., Luke, after the martyrdom of his mentor, the Apostle Paul, in Rome, writes Luke-Acts, a two volume work telling the story of Jesus in Luke and his Spirit filled church in Acts. This is the only book in all of scripture written by a Gentile.  His two volume work is longer than all of Paul's letters combined.  He writes his Gospel to Theophilus, a Gentile believer, "… so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught."  Luke's Gospel contains the apostolic witness to the life of Jesus as Luke had received it from Paul, John Mark, and others. You might ask "Why read the Gospels?"  The answer: Because we seem to know why Jesus died but we do not seem to know why Jesus lives.  The Gospels are our primary apprenticing tools for Discipling the church into the living presence of Jesus. Come join on us in our exploration of the "Greatest Story Ever Told."

Luke, a medical doctor is in a jail in Ephesus in about 56 A.D. caring for the needs of the prisoner, the Apostle Paul, whom Luke frequently accompanied on his preaching tours.  In about 70 A.D., Luke, after the martyrdom of his mentor, the Apostle Paul, in Rome, writes Luke-Acts, a two volume work telling the story of Jesus in Luke and his Spirit filled church in Acts. This is the only book in all of scripture written by a Gentile.  His two volume work is longer than all of Paul's letters combined.  He writes his Gospel to Theophilus, a Gentile believer, "… so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught."  Luke's Gospel contains the apostolic witness to the life of Jesus as Luke had received it from Paul, John Mark, and others. You might ask "Why read the Gospels?"  The answer: Because we seem to know why Jesus died but we do not seem to know why Jesus lives.  The Gospels are our primary apprenticing tools for Discipling the church into the living presence of Jesus. Come join on us in our exploration of the "Greatest Story Ever Told."

Luke, a medical doctor is in a jail in Ephesus in about 56 A.D. caring for the needs of the prisoner, the Apostle Paul, whom Luke frequently accompanied on his preaching tours.  In about 70 A.D., Luke, after the martyrdom of his mentor, the Apostle Paul, in Rome, writes Luke-Acts, a two volume work telling the story of Jesus in Luke and his Spirit filled church in Acts. This is the only book in all of scripture written by a Gentile.  His two volume work is longer than all of Paul's letters combined.  He writes his Gospel to Theophilus, a Gentile believer, "… so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught."  Luke's Gospel contains the apostolic witness to the life of Jesus as Luke had received it from Paul, John Mark, and others. You might ask "Why read the Gospels?"  The answer: Because we seem to know why Jesus died but we do not seem to know why Jesus lives.  The Gospels are our primary apprenticing tools for Discipling the church into the living presence of Jesus. Come join on us in our exploration of the "Greatest Story Ever Told."

Luke, a medical doctor is in a jail in Ephesus in about 56 A.D. caring for the needs of the prisoner, the Apostle Paul, whom Luke frequently accompanied on his preaching tours.  In about 70 A.D., Luke, after the martyrdom of his mentor, the Apostle Paul, in Rome, writes Luke-Acts, a two volume work telling the story of Jesus in Luke and his Spirit filled church in Acts. This is the only book in all of scripture written by a Gentile.  His two volume work is longer than all of Paul's letters combined.  He writes his Gospel to Theophilus, a Gentile believer, "… so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught."  Luke's Gospel contains the apostolic witness to the life of Jesus as Luke had received it from Paul, John Mark, and others. You might ask "Why read the Gospels?"  The answer: Because we seem to know why Jesus died but we do not seem to know why Jesus lives.  The Gospels are our primary apprenticing tools for Discipling the church into the living presence of Jesus. Come join on us in our exploration of the "Greatest Story Ever Told."

Luke, a medical doctor is in a jail in Ephesus in about 56 A.D. caring for the needs of the prisoner, the Apostle Paul, whom Luke frequently accompanied on his preaching tours.  In about 70 A.D., Luke, after the martyrdom of his mentor, the Apostle Paul, in Rome, writes Luke-Acts, a two volume work telling the story of Jesus in Luke and his Spirit filled church in Acts. This is the only book in all of scripture written by a Gentile.  His two volume work is longer than all of Paul's letters combined.  He writes his Gospel to Theophilus, a Gentile believer, "… so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught."  Luke's Gospel contains the apostolic witness to the life of Jesus as Luke had received it from Paul, John Mark, and others. You might ask "Why read the Gospels?"  The answer: Because we seem to know why Jesus died but we do not seem to know why Jesus lives.  The Gospels are our primary apprenticing tools for Discipling the church into the living presence of Jesus. Come join on us in our exploration of the "Greatest Story Ever Told."

Luke, a medical doctor is in a jail in Ephesus in about 56 A.D. caring for the needs of the prisoner, the Apostle Paul, whom Luke frequently accompanied on his preaching tours.  In about 70 A.D., Luke, after the martyrdom of his mentor, the Apostle Paul, in Rome, writes Luke-Acts, a two volume work telling the story of Jesus in Luke and his Spirit filled church in Acts. This is the only book in all of scripture written by a Gentile.  His two volume work is longer than all of Paul's letters combined.  He writes his Gospel to Theophilus, a Gentile believer, "… so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught."  Luke's Gospel contains the apostolic witness to the life of Jesus as Luke had received it from Paul, John Mark, and others. You might ask "Why read the Gospels?"  The answer: Because we seem to know why Jesus died but we do not seem to know why Jesus lives.  The Gospels are our primary apprenticing tools for Discipling the church into the living presence of Jesus. Come join on us in our exploration of the "Greatest Story Ever Told."

Luke, a medical doctor is in a jail in Ephesus in about 56 A.D. caring for the needs of the prisoner, the Apostle Paul, whom Luke frequently accompanied on his preaching tours.  In about 70 A.D., Luke, after the martyrdom of his mentor, the Apostle Paul, in Rome, writes Luke-Acts, a two volume work telling the story of Jesus in Luke and his Spirit filled church in Acts. This is the only book in all of scripture written by a Gentile.  His two volume work is longer than all of Paul's letters combined.  He writes his Gospel to Theophilus, a Gentile believer, "… so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught."  Luke's Gospel contains the apostolic witness to the life of Jesus as Luke had received it from Paul, John Mark, and others. You might ask "Why read the Gospels?"  The answer: Because we seem to know why Jesus died but we do not seem to know why Jesus lives.  The Gospels are our primary apprenticing tools for Discipling the church into the living presence of Jesus. Come join on us in our exploration of the "Greatest Story Ever Told."  

Luke, a medical doctor is in a jail in Ephesus in about 56 A.D. caring for the needs of the prisoner, the Apostle Paul, whom Luke frequently accompanied on his preaching tours.  In about 70 A.D., Luke, after the martyrdom of his mentor, the Apostle Paul, in Rome, writes Luke-Acts, a two volume work telling the story of Jesus in Luke and his Spirit filled church in Acts. This is the only book in all of scripture written by a Gentile.  His two volume work is longer than all of Paul's letters combined.  He writes his Gospel to Theophilus, a Gentile believer, "… so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught."  Luke's Gospel contains the apostolic witness to the life of Jesus as Luke had received it from Paul, John Mark, and others. You might ask "Why read the Gospels?"  The answer: Because we seem to know why Jesus died but we do not seem to know why Jesus lives.  The Gospels are our primary apprenticing tools for Discipling the church into the living presence of Jesus. Come join on us in our exploration of the "Greatest Story Ever Told."

Luke, a medical doctor is in a jail in Ephesus in about 56 A.D. caring for the needs of the prisoner, the Apostle Paul, whom Luke frequently accompanied on his preaching tours.  In about 70 A.D., Luke, after the martyrdom of his mentor, the Apostle Paul, in Rome, writes Luke-Acts, a two volume work telling the story of Jesus in Luke and his Spirit filled church in Acts. This is the only book in all of scripture written by a Gentile.  His two volume work is longer than all of Paul's letters combined.  He writes his Gospel to Theophilus, a Gentile believer, "… so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught."  Luke's Gospel contains the apostolic witness to the life of Jesus as Luke had received it from Paul, John Mark, and others. You might ask "Why read the Gospels?"  The answer: Because we seem to know why Jesus died but we do not seem to know why Jesus lives.  The Gospels are our primary apprenticing tools for Discipling the church into the living presence of Jesus. Come join on us in our exploration of the "Greatest Story Ever Told."

Luke, a medical doctor is in a jail in Ephesus in about 56 A.D. caring for the needs of the prisoner, the Apostle Paul, whom Luke frequently accompanied on his preaching tours.  In about 70 A.D., Luke, after the martyrdom of his mentor, the Apostle Paul, in Rome, writes Luke-Acts, a two volume work telling the story of Jesus in Luke and his Spirit filled church in Acts. This is the only book in all of scripture written by a Gentile.  His two volume work is longer than all of Paul's letters combined.  He writes his Gospel to Theophilus, a Gentile believer, "… so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught."  Luke's Gospel contains the apostolic witness to the life of Jesus as Luke had received it from Paul, John Mark, and others. You might ask "Why read the Gospels?"  The answer: Because we seem to know why Jesus died but we do not seem to know why Jesus lives.  The Gospels are our primary apprenticing tools for Discipling the church into the living presence of Jesus. Come join on us in our exploration of the "Greatest Story Ever Told."

Luke, a medical doctor is in a jail in Ephesus in about 56 A.D. caring for the needs of the prisoner, the Apostle Paul, whom Luke frequently accompanied on his preaching tours.  In about 70 A.D., Luke, after the martyrdom of his mentor, the Apostle Paul, in Rome, writes Luke-Acts, a two volume work telling the story of Jesus in Luke and his Spirit filled church in Acts. This is the only book in all of scripture written by a Gentile.  His two volume work is longer than all of Paul's letters combined.  He writes his Gospel to Theophilus, a Gentile believer, "… so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught."  Luke's Gospel contains the apostolic witness to the life of Jesus as Luke had received it from Paul, John Mark, and others. You might ask "Why read the Gospels?"  The answer: Because we seem to know why Jesus died but we do not seem to know why Jesus lives.  The Gospels are our primary apprenticing tools for Discipling the church into the living presence of Jesus. Come join on us in our exploration of the "Greatest Story Ever Told."

Luke, a medical doctor is in a jail in Ephesus in about 56 A.D. caring for the needs of the prisoner, the Apostle Paul, whom Luke frequently accompanied on his preaching tours.  In about 70 A.D., Luke, after the martyrdom of his mentor, the Apostle Paul, in Rome, writes Luke-Acts, a two volume work telling the story of Jesus in Luke and his Spirit filled church in Acts. This is the only book in all of scripture written by a Gentile.  His two volume work is longer than all of Paul's letters combined.  He writes his Gospel to Theophilus, a Gentile believer, "… so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught."  Luke's Gospel contains the apostolic witness to the life of Jesus as Luke had received it from Paul, John Mark, and others. You might ask "Why read the Gospels?"  The answer: Because we seem to know why Jesus died but we do not seem to know why Jesus lives.  The Gospels are our primary apprenticing tools for Discipling the church into the living presence of Jesus. Come join on us in our exploration of the "Greatest Story Ever Told."

Luke, a medical doctor is in a jail in Ephesus in about 56 A.D. caring for the needs of the prisoner, the Apostle Paul, whom Luke frequently accompanied on his preaching tours.  In about 70 A.D., Luke, after the martyrdom of his mentor, the Apostle Paul, in Rome, writes Luke-Acts, a two volume work telling the story of Jesus in Luke and his Spirit filled church in Acts. This is the only book in all of scripture written by a Gentile.  His two volume work is longer than all of Paul's letters combined.  He writes his Gospel to Theophilus, a Gentile believer, "… so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught."  Luke's Gospel contains the apostolic witness to the life of Jesus as Luke had received it from Paul, John Mark, and others. You might ask "Why read the Gospels?"  The answer: Because we seem to know why Jesus died but we do not seem to know why Jesus lives.  The Gospels are our primary apprenticing tools for Discipling the church into the living presence of Jesus. Come join on us in our exploration of the "Greatest Story Ever Told."

We are in a Big Story that did not end when the last Apostle died.  So how do we make sense out of what the church has done and said for the last 1900 years? Those who are angry about what the church has done have a point.  But does the bullying of the church justify rejecting the person of Jesus?  Did Jesus teach us to incinerate Jews or fight the Crusades? Or enslave Africans?  These are very good questions. What good has the church done in history and what vision inspired that goodness?  Is the church dying globally right now?  How do we explain the decline of the Church in the West right now coupled with the explosive growth of the Church in Africa, China. and South America?  What is the Church's relationship to the National government and to the wider culture? There are many witnesses from the recent and ancient past who will shed light on these questions.  Their witness will help us navigate life in Christ and His Church during this season of tumultuous events.  Believers such as Irenaeus, Augustine, Theresa of Avilla, William Wilberforce, Mother Theresa, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Martin Luther King lived through very challenging seasons of history and in some instances died violent deaths for the sake of their crucified Lord. Come join us as we learn from and are inspired by the voices of the "Church of the Living Dead."

We are in a Big Story that did not end when the last Apostle died.  So how do we make sense out of what the church has done and said for the last 1900 years? Those who are angry about what the church has done have a point.  But does the bullying of the church justify rejecting the person of Jesus?  Did Jesus teach us to incinerate Jews or fight the Crusades? Or enslave Africans?  These are very good questions. What good has the church done in history and what vision inspired that goodness?  Is the church dying globally right now?  How do we explain the decline of the Church in the West right now coupled with the explosive growth of the Church in Africa, China. and South America?  What is the Church's relationship to the National government and to the wider culture? There are many witnesses from the recent and ancient past who will shed light on these questions.  Their witness will help us navigate life in Christ and His Church during this season of tumultuous events.  Believers such as Irenaeus, Augustine, Theresa of Avilla, William Wilberforce, Mother Theresa, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Martin Luther King lived through very challenging seasons of history and in some instances died violent deaths for the sake of their crucified Lord. Come join us as we learn from and are inspired by the voices of the "Church of the Living Dead."

We are in a Big Story that did not end when the last Apostle died.  So how do we make sense out of what the church has done and said for the last 1900 years? Those who are angry about what the church has done have a point.  But does the bullying of the church justify rejecting the person of Jesus?  Did Jesus teach us to incinerate Jews or fight the Crusades? Or enslave Africans?  These are very good questions. What good has the church done in history and what vision inspired that goodness?  Is the church dying globally right now?  How do we explain the decline of the Church in the West right now coupled with the explosive growth of the Church in Africa, China. and South America?  What is the Church's relationship to the National government and to the wider culture? There are many witnesses from the recent and ancient past who will shed light on these questions.  Their witness will help us navigate life in Christ and His Church during this season of tumultuous events.  Believers such as Irenaeus, Augustine, Theresa of Avilla, William Wilberforce, Mother Theresa, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Martin Luther King lived through very challenging seasons of history and in some instances died violent deaths for the sake of their crucified Lord. Come join us as we learn from and are inspired by the voices of the "Church of the Living Dead."

We are in a Big Story that did not end when the last Apostle died.  So how do we make sense out of what the church has done and said for the last 1900 years? Those who are angry about what the church has done have a point.  But does the bullying of the church justify rejecting the person of Jesus?  Did Jesus teach us to incinerate Jews or fight the Crusades? Or enslave Africans?  These are very good questions. What good has the church done in history and what vision inspired that goodness?  Is the church dying globally right now?  How do we explain the decline of the Church in the West right now coupled with the explosive growth of the Church in Africa, China. and South America?  What is the Church's relationship to the National government and to the wider culture? There are many witnesses from the recent and ancient past who will shed light on these questions.  Their witness will help us navigate life in Christ and His Church during this season of tumultuous events.  Believers such as Irenaeus, Augustine, Theresa of Avilla, William Wilberforce, Mother Theresa, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Martin Luther King lived through very challenging seasons of history and in some instances died violent deaths for the sake of their crucified Lord. Come join us as we learn from and are inspired by the voices of the "Church of the Living Dead."

We are in a Big Story that did not end when the last Apostle died.  So how do we make sense out of what the church has done and said for the last 1900 years? Those who are angry about what the church has done have a point.  But does the bullying of the church justify rejecting the person of Jesus?  Did Jesus teach us to incinerate Jews or fight the Crusades? Or enslave Africans?  These are very good questions. What good has the church done in history and what vision inspired that goodness?  Is the church dying globally right now?  How do we explain the decline of the Church in the West right now coupled with the explosive growth of the Church in Africa, China. and South America?  What is the Church's relationship to the National government and to the wider culture? There are many witnesses from the recent and ancient past who will shed light on these questions.  Their witness will help us navigate life in Christ and His Church during this season of tumultuous events.  Believers such as Irenaeus, Augustine, Theresa of Avilla, William Wilberforce, Mother Theresa, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Martin Luther King lived through very challenging seasons of history and in some instances died violent deaths for the sake of their crucified Lord. Come join us as we learn from and are inspired by the voices of the "Church of the Living Dead."

We are in a Big Story that did not end when the last Apostle died.  So how do we make sense out of what the church has done and said for the last 1900 years?  Those who are angry about what the church has done have a point.  But does the bullying of the church justify rejecting the person of Jesus?  Did Jesus teach us to incinerate Jews or fight the Crusades? Or enslave Africans?  These are very good questions.  What good has the church done in history and what vision inspired that goodness?  Is the church dying globally right now?  How do we explain the decline of the Church in the West right now coupled with the explosive growth of the Church in Africa, China. and South America?  What is the Church's relationship to the National government and to the wider culture?  There are many witnesses from the recent and ancient past who will shed light on these questions.  Their witness will help us navigate life in Christ and His Church during this season of tumultuous events.  Believers such as Irenaeus, Augustine, Theresa of Avilla, William Wilberforce, Mother Theresa, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Martin Luther King lived through very challenging seasons of history and in some instances died violent deaths for the sake of their crucified Lord.  Come join us as we learn from and are inspired by the voices of the "Church of the Living Dead."

Twenty-five years after Jesus' resurrection the apostle Paul, in an Ephesus prison, writes two letters to the church in Colossae.  One letter declares Jesus to be the "very image of God, the firstborn of all creation, the first born from the dead, who has reconciled all things through the blood of Christ's cross."  Paul goes on to call the Church to "… live your lives in him."  The call to live a new life in him transforms every relationship including Philemon's relationship to his runaway slave, Onesimus, who is returning to his Master. Paul's letter to Philemon declares Onesimus has undergone an identity change:  slave to dear brother.  Paul begs Philemon to receive Onesimus back into his household.  In order for this miracle of reconciliation to happen between Onesimus and Philemon the Spirit of reconciliation, becoming friends again, must fill the little house church at Colossae. Will the miracle of new creation happen?  Come join us as we explore the dynamics of New Creation within the brutal world of 1st century masters and slaves.