“Disarming Our Speech” by Christine A. Scheller in Sojouners (December 2014). “POLICE BRUTALITY, the Affordable Care Act, climate change: When people with differing convictions on issues such as these come together for conversation, some prefer to first set aside the issues and focus on building relationships, while others want disagreements front and center. In his […]
Life App for the Week of the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, 9/16/18 to 9/22/19
A way to live in the mission field of leisure: In “time off” or recreation, seek to be loving and just even when it is difficult. Based on Mark 8:27-38 (a retelling in the present tense below), a reading that comes from the Revised Common Lectionary for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, 9/16/18. [For Mark, […]
Life App for the Week of the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, 7/29/18 to 8/4/18
A way to live in the mission field of leisure: See your leisure time, your play time, or your rest time, as also time when God feeds and cares for you. Based on John 6:1-21(see a readable retelling below); a reading that comes from the Revised Common Lectionary for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, 7/29/18. […]
Life App for the Third Sunday after Pentecost, 6/10/18 to 6/16/18
A way to live a mission in your leisure time: Loving and fair activities in leisure time empower you to return to your regular responsibilities refreshed and eager to make life better for yourself and all others and free of selfish or exploitative actions. Based on Mark 3:20-35(see retelling below); a reading that comes from […]
Life App for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, 4/22/18 to 4/28/18
A way to live a mission in your leisure: Even in your leisure, risk loss of any kind to stay close to the ones you love. Based on John 10:11-18, a reading from the Revised Common Lectionary for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, 4/22/18. Jesus says that the good shepherd is one who lays down […]
Life App for the week of the Fourth Sunday in Lent, 3/11/18 to 3/17/18
A way to live a mission in your leisure time: In play time, choose the light of caring and being fair; not the dark of cheating and playing only to win. Based on John 3:14-21 A way to live a mission in your leisure time based on John 3:14-21, a reading from the Revised Common […]
Life App for the week of 10/29/17 to 11/4/17
A way to live a mission in your leisure or play-time: Play by the rules; when you break the rules; you cease to love the other players; when you cheat in games; you also break God’s call to love your neighbors. Based on Matthew 22:34-36 A way to live a mission in your leisure or […]
Life App for 7/29/17 to 8/4/17
A way to live a mission in your leisure or play time If your leisure or play time always has marks of being lovingly or justly carried on, you can be sure it will refresh you and your world. Based on Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 A way to live a mission in your leisure or play […]
Life App for 6/10/17 to 6/16/17
A way to live a mission in your leisure or playtime: In your leisure, play fair with both others and yourself. Based on Matthew 28:16-20 A way to live a mission in your leisure or playtime based on Matthew 28:16-20, a reading from the Revised Common Lectionary for the First Sunday after Pentecost, 6/11/17. Matthew […]
Life App for 1/27/17 to 2/3/17
A way to live a mission in leisure or free time: Spending time with family and friends is not insignificant; it is rather to be sought and valued. Based on Matthew 5:1-12 A way to live a mission in leisure or free time based on Matthew 5:1-12, a reading from The Revised Common Lectionary for […]
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