The Gospel of John includes several collections of the sayings of Jesus that are not found in the other three gospels. Some of these sayings are said to be from his public teaching but the audience for most of them consists exclusively of his inner circle of disciples. As we revisit these familiar […]
Wednesday Morning Bible Study – Fall 2020
After several years of traveling from synagogue to synagogue in the part of the world we know as Greece and Turkey, the Apostle Paul was planning a preaching mission in Rome, the imperial capitol. He had received many reports of the growing Christian community in that city. Like all the other early Christian communities, […]
Presentation by Bruce Johnson 19 July 2020
Jacob, the Amazing Dreamer Today’s Old Testament reading is one of the stories of Abraham’s grandson, Jacob. In fact, it is probably the best known of all the Jacob stories. It’s sometimes called “the story of Jacob’s ladder” — a story depicted in the art of several renaissance artists. In this story Jacob […]
Wednesday Morning Bible Study – Summer 2020
Saul, Israel’s First King In the Old Testament, we find many stories of the key figures in the history of ancient Israel. One of the most interesting of these is the story of Saul, the first king of Israel. It is a story in which God changes His mind twice. First, he allows Israel to […]
Wednesday Morning Bible Study – Winter 2020
Paul’s Letter to the Churches of Galatia Originally, the Christian movement was essentially a sect of Judaism. The leadership of this movement, which was known as “The Way,” was centered in the city of Jerusalem. The head of this movement was James, the brother of Jesus. Outside of Judea, in the larger Roman […]
Wednesday Morning Bible Study – Autumn 2019
The Sermon on the Mount In the early chapters of Matthew’s Gospel, we find a collection of the teachings of Jesus that are traditionally referred to as the “Sermon on the Mount.” Matthew tells us that Jesus traveled throughout the region known as Galilee teaching in synagogues and the open air. As his reputation spread […]
Wednesday Morning Bible Study – Summer 2019 (2)
Wednesday Morning Bible Study Summer 2019 The Book of Job Guided by Bruce Johnson This summer the Wednesday Morning Bible Study Group will be reading and discussing some of the poems found in the Old Testament Book of Job. In these poems, some of the great mysteries of our faith tradition are explored. The […]
Wednesday Morning Bible Study – Summer 2019
Wednesday Morning Bible Study Summer 2019 Paul’s Letter to Timothy This summer the Wednesday Morning Bible Study group is discussing the book of Second Timothy. You are invited to make this weekly seminar part of your busy life. The group meets every week in the parish library from 10:30 to noon. As the […]
Wednesday Morning Bible Study – Spring 2019
Wednesday Morning Bible Study Spring 2019 Absalom, Son of David David’s best know son was, of course, Solomon who succeeded his father as king of Israel. However, David had another son who organized an armed rebellion against his father and came very close to seizing the throne. This son’s name was Absalom. The story […]
Presentation by Bruce Johnson on February 10, 2019
Becoming a People of Faith Luke the physician is one of the most interesting characters in the New Testament. There are many legends and traditions about who he was and what he accomplished in his lifetime but a few things we know for sure. At some point, he joined Paul, the apostle to the Gentiles, […]