Sunday 8/25/2024 Summary First Reading: Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18 In the Near East, covenant means “agreement” or “alliance.” It describes relationships […]
Sunday 8/18/2024 Summary First Reading: Proverbs 9:1-6 Wisdom is portrayed as a woman who invites people to partake of her […]
Sunday 8/11/2024 Summary First Reading: 1 Kings 19:4-8 First Kings chapter 18 describes the contest between Elijah and the prophets […]
Sunday 8/4/2024 Summary First Reading: Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15 A food crisis becomes a faith crisis for the Israelites in the […]
Sunday 7/28/2024 Summary First Reading: 2 Kings 4:42-44 Today’s reading is part of a larger section of 2 Kings that […]
Sunday 7/21/2024 Summary First Reading: Jeremiah 23:1-6 Jeremiah prophesied before the exile in 587 BCE. In this passage, he uses […]
Sunday 7/14/2024 Summary First Reading: Amos 7:7-15 Amos is not the kind of prophet attached to temples or royal courts. […]
Sunday 7/7/2024 Summary First Reading: Ezekiel 2:1-5 In 597 BCE, the priest Ezekiel was removed into exile in Babylon. While […]
Sunday 6/30/2024 Summary First Reading: Lamentations 3:22-33 The book of Lamentations is one of our most important sources of information […]
Sunday 6/23/2024 Summary First Reading: Job 38:1-11 At the end of the book of Job, after Job and his companions […]
