“WHERE I HAVE CARRIED YOU”

To whom was Jeremiah’s letter addressed? What’s the bad news? Exile, 70 years What’s the good news? God is with them The people would grow in faith and fruitfulness God would bless their neighbors, too. What does this mean for us? We are exiles too A warning against...

WHERE HAVE WE SEEN THIS FIRE BEFORE?

When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest...

WHY THE “GREAT JOY?” For Ascension Sunday, 2018

Luke 24: 44 He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.” 45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures.46 He told...

Jana’s Sabbatical Reflections

Jana’s Sabbatical Reflections: Thank you Zion for your warm welcome back to me, after my sabbatical, and also for your cards and texts while I was away. Thank you for allowing me to experience quality time to focus on my personal and spiritual growth. This came...

I NOW CALL YOU ‘FRIENDS’

John 15: 9 “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that...