Jun 11 Tuesday—Mean People Stand up for justice. Stand up for truth. Read More → Jun 10 Monday—Mean People God’s judgments and justice are based on pre-existing measures—and particularly so in the experience and history of the people of Israel. Read More → Jun 09 Sunday—Mean People This is the burden of the prophet: compassion for man and sympathy for God. Read More → Jun 08 Saturday—Our Own Issues Happy Sabbath! We hope you'll stay this week for fellowship lunch. Read More → Jun 07 Friday—Our Own Issues This is the judgment that God’s people and His prophets—and the poor, oppressed and exploited they have spoken up for throughout history—have been looking for. Read More → Jun 06 Thursday—Our Own Issues Whenever the Bible sounds a call to justice—which it does about 2,100 times—it is not merely a call to our best human impulses and efforts, but an invitation to join with God’s intentions for our world and its people, and the work that He is doing and will do to restore and renew His creation. Read More → Jun 05 Wednesday—Our Own Issues Their lack of compassion, with little concern for the needs of others and the systemic unfairness of their society, was a stark contrast to both their self-indulgent lives of luxury and their supposed religious practices Read More → Jun 04 Tuesday—Our Own Issues In Amos’ understanding, the defining feature of the remnant of the people would be the mercy of God. Read More → Jun 03 Monday—Our Own Issues Neither God nor His prophet takes delight in these judgments. Read More → Jun 02 Sunday—Our Own Issues This altar call comes in a different cultural context to that we are familiar with. Read More → Jun 01 Saturday—Versus: Against All Odds Happy Sabbath! Read More → May 31 Friday—Versus: Against All Odds Amos was proclaiming the severe mercy of God, who loves both the oppressed and the oppressor, whose justice seeks the restoration of both, but who will act to bring an end to injustice and freedom to those who are oppressed. Read More → May 30 Thursday—Versus: Against All Odds Some Christians seem to interpret every triumph or tragedy—however small—as a blessing from God or an attack of the devil, perhaps less often a punishment from God. To what extent do you agree or not with such a view of our lives and experiences? Read More → May 29 Wednesday—Versus: Against All Odds Is wealth wrong when so many others in our world are in need? Read More → May 28 Tuesday—Versus: Against All Odds What are our greatest risks of syncretism today? How do we distinguish between cultural relevance and syncretism? Read More → May 27 Monday—Versus: Against All Odds Amos reminded the people that God had chosen them specially, that He had rescued them from Egypt. Read More → May 26 Sunday—Versus: Against All Odds Do we assume that God is working in our lives, our communities and our world today? Read More → May 25 Saturday—A Shepherd's Vision Happy Sabbath! Read More → May 24 Friday—A Shepherd’s Vision The message of the prophet Amos raised the stakes dramatically. Read More → May 23 Thursday—A Shepherd’s Vision Do you think people who know God are judged differently from those who don’t know Him or what He commands? Read More → older posts newer posts
