A way to live a mission in your community: In your community, accept changes that work toward making community life more caring and fair. Life App for Trinity Sunday, 5/27/18 Based on John 3:1-17 (see retelling below); a reading that comes from the Revised Common Lectionary for Trinity Sunday, 5/27/18. [Nicodemus is a serious inquirer […]
Life Apps
Life apps are short texts and reflections to spur member mission on a weekly basis. Each week, we offer a reflection and several quotes. To read the entire week's entry, click on its title.
Life App for Pentecost, 5/20/18 to 5/26/18
A way to live a mission in your work: In your work be as competent as you can and call for the Spirit’s help in every action. Based on John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15(see retelling below); a reading from the Revised Common Lectionary for Pentecost, 5/20/18. [Jesus and the disciples are at their last meal together.] The […]
Life App for the Seventh Sunday of Easter, 5/13/18 to 5/19/18
A way to live a mission in your home and with your friends: Be loving and fair at home and with your friends because being loving and fair are God’s ways with us. Life App for the Seventh Sunday of Easter, 5/13/18 Based on John 17:6-9 (see retelling below); a reading comes from the Revised […]
Life App for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, 5/6/18 to 5/12/18
A way to live a mission in your church life and outreach: Be ready to give of yourself to enable you congregation to serve some marginal group in your community. Based on John 15:9-17; a reading from the Revised Common Lectionary for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, 5/6/18. [Jesus continues teaching his disciples at what […]
Life App for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, 4/29/18 to 5/5/18
A way to live a mission for your spiritual health: Keep following Jesus and his teaching for a way of life that helps us all. Based on John 15:1-8 (see retelling below) Life App for the Fifth Sunday of Easter 4/29/18 This reading comes from the Revised Common Lectionary for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, […]
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 Third Sunday of Easter, 4/15/18 to 4/21/18
A way to live a mission in your community: Receive power to proclaim forgiveness for all wrong in community life; being forgiven frees us from guilt to move on to making communities more loving and just—as always with God’s help. Based on Luke 24:36b-48 (see retelling below) Life App for the Third Sunday of Easter, […]
Life App for the week of the Second Sunday of Easter, 4/8/18 to 4/14/18
A way to live a mission in your community: See the loving and just events and people in your community as God’s work and support and join both the events and people. Based on John 20:19-31 Life App for the week of the Second Sunday of Easter, 4/8/18 to 4/14/18 A way to live a […]
Life App for Easter Day and the week of Easter, 4/1/18 to 4/7/18
A way to live a mission in your work (paid or volunteer): While you can expect to meet Jesus in your daily work, he will not appear in normal human form. Based on John 20:1-18 (see below) Life App for Easter Day and the week of Easter, 4/1/18 to 4/7/18 A way to live a mission […]
Life App for the week of the Sixth Sunday in Lent, 3/25/18 to 3/31/18
A way to live a mission in your church and its outreach: As a church member, work peacefully with others, do not try to over-power them. Based on Mark 11:1-11 A way to live a mission in your church and its outreach based on Mark 11:1-11, a reading from the Revised Common Lectionary for the […]
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