Elemental: S2 - Day 11
on August 9th, 2023
“From out of a storm, the LORD said to Job: Why do you talk so much when you know so little?” Job 38:1-2Agnosticism [ag-nos-tuh-siz-uhm]The belief that the answers to the basic questions of existence, such as the nature of the ultimate cause and whether there is a supreme being, are unknown or unknowable.I spent a few years as a chaplain in secondary education, teaching junior and senior religion... Read More
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Elemental: S2 - Day 10
on August 8th, 2023
“God, I thank you that I am not like other men—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.” Luke 18:11Timeout. I have an honest question. Who gets to decide what it means to be a Christian? In this day and time where everything gets labeled (ADHD, LGBTQ+, PTSD, SDA, SBC, SAU, you get it), how do we maneuver labeling problems?When one Christian believes a person can be born gay ... Read More
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Elemental: S2 - Day 9
on August 7th, 2023
“My people…have forsaken Me, the spring of living water…” Jeremiah 2:13It’s a well-known story with at least one missed detail. Maybe you never overlooked it. But for the longest time, I did.Another story from the audacious life of Christ: John tells of a trip Jesus took to visit a very specific woman. He went out of His way. He crossed a border He shouldn’t have and embraced the criticism that ac... Read More
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Elemental: S2 - Day 8
on August 6th, 2023
“…we had hoped He was the one…” Luke 24:21Everybody’s theology is just one good crucifixion away from collapse.We don’t know much about these two men except one of their names and the town where they lived. We do know that, somewhere along the line, their spirituality, likely dry and dutiful, came alive. They met Jesus.Were they in earshot the day Jesus prayed a blessing over a basket of loaves an... Read More
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Elemental: S2 - End of Week 1
on August 5th, 2023
INTRODUCTIONThe following is a guide to help facilitate discussion. Feel free to add or subtract or change questions to fit the conversation, and pray for the Spirit to lead in all things.OPENShare a time when you experienced growth. What did you learn that was new and helpful? What did you let go of that seemed to not work for you anymore? What was that process like?HEADRead Psalm 46:10; Isaiah 5... Read More
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Elemental: S2 - Day 6
on August 4th, 2023
“The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.” Mark 2:27Jesus was a deconstructionist. He reorganized culture, reinterpreted scripture, and broke the rules. Nowhere is this more evident than in the stories of His behavior on the Sabbath. The Hebrews of Jesus' day had built their identity around rule-following. Under the direction of the Rabbis, the ten commandments slowly grew to 613, mo... Read More
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