Keep Your Hand on the Plow – by Rector Kate Byrd
Luke 9:51-62 Were any of you camp kids? I was a camp kid, through and through; I spent every summer at camp. To say I loved camp, almost feels like …
What are you looking for? – By Brett Younger
John 1:29-42 John saw Jesus coming toward him and declared,“ Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I …
Jesus, Enemy of the People – By Brett Younger
Mark 10:17-27 As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal …
Jesus and the Disinherited
by Howard Thurman – Howard Thurman’s words stand in the background of what Martin Luther King Jr., proclaimed about racial and economic relationships. The civil rights leader is said to …
The Heart of Christianity
by Marcus Borg – The flavor of Marcus Borg’s preface gives the reader a taste of the author’s style and self-revealed expertise and limitations. The first chapter sets the context …
The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind – a New Perspective on Christ and His Message
by Cynthia Bourgeault – It is refreshing to read of Jesus in his Near Eastern context emerging “as a sophisticated, fully attuned, and even cosmopolitan teacher, working in a genre …
The Historical Figure of Jesus
by E. P. Sanders – E. P. Sanders gives a careful historian’s explanation of the context in which Jesus lived. He leans more into the actions than the words of …
Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus; Become like him; Do as he did
by John Mark Comer When speaking to ministers and lay leaders on “Infusing a Jesus Worldview into Congregational Culture” I encouraged dispelling the unexamined idea that Bible study and spiritual …
Jesus in the Gospels: Leader Guide
by Leander E. Keck This 2003 resource from Abingdon Press provides material for weekly group discussions as well as daily preparation and reflection for participating in them. The study introduces …
Mark: Jesus—Powerful, Courageous, and Trusting
by Carol J. Miller This eight-session study of Mark’s Gospel, a Kerygma Study Resource, is focused on the identity and mission of Jesus. It provides both challenge and comfort as …