Pastor: Lynn Thompson Bryant

As we prepare to hear the scripture for today, let’s think about how we approach the Word.  Biblical Interpretation is a required course in just about any seminary one might…

Traditionally Lent is a season of fasting, surrendering food (or certain types of food, or other things), in solidarity with Jesus’ own experience and in recognition that we too crave…

Peter had an elusive dream..., But there were real voices, real people, and real challenges that helped Peter make literal sense of this vision. Divine inspiration cracked open the door that led Peter to eat forbidden foods, to invite foreigners into God’s Kingdom, and then - this may have been the most difficult - to advocate amongst the skeptical for the inclusion of outsiders.

The beginning of chapter 9 finds Saul continuing to persecute the faithful followers of Jesus. This scene shows us the character of the discipleship of these early believers.

Once rendered mute on account of his doubt, the father of John is now the prophet who proclaims the fulfillment of God’s promise to Israel. His is a song of Advent, as we wait for the light that has already come and is still - yet to come.

 What does it mean to anticipate being a member in the Kingdom of God? There was a time in my early ministry that my friends and I really struggled with…