Category Archives: Bible Study
Introducing Waffle Church
I am doing another new thing! The community of St. Lydia’s Dinner Church in Brooklyn discerned over the past year a need to create worship opportunities for people of all ages. Their discernment led them to Waffle Church, and amazingly, to … Continue reading
The Bible with a side of fries
I think I have now discovered the two, very best places in the entire world to engage in complex theological dialogue: 1) a hidden burger joint in a fancy midtown hotel with greasy fries and really cold beer 2) on … Continue reading
David the stymied architect
On July 22nd, I offered a sermon based off of the text from 2 Samuel. There is so much to consider in the story of David, but I was intrigued by this particular passage. King David, before the beginning of his … Continue reading
The Book of Ruth- another voice
I found this wonderful blog, entitled, This is What a Rabbi Looks Like. I asked its author if I might copy some of her posts here from time to time, in order that we might hear another voice. A voice … Continue reading
Enduring Dissonance
I am back in New York City after almost two weeks away. This was a monumental occasion, because as I think back over the past thirteen years of my residency in this crazy, fabulous city, I realize that it has … Continue reading
Scatological Humor and Other Images from Judges
If you haven’t read this story yet, read it now! If I had ever read it before, I must have promptly forgotten it, though how anyone could forget a biblical story that includes hesitant servants not wanting to embarrass a … Continue reading
Truth is such a subjective term. Wouldn’t you agree, Joshua?
Because Joshua is a relatively short book, and because it is also relatively straightforward, it’s a great book to use for demonstrating your biblical prowess the next time you find yourself desiring to ‘show-off’ your newly attained biblical literacy for … Continue reading
The Historical Books
The books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings are often referred to as the Historical Books. According to Richard D. Nelson (who will be advising us for this segment of the journey), the Historical Books tell the story of Israel’s … Continue reading
a bittersweet farewell
Last week, I finally finished Deuteronomy, and it was bittersweet. Instead of plunging into Joshua, I’ve been meditating on what it’s meant to spend the past four months immersed in the Pentateuch. For one thing, I feel a sense of … Continue reading
odds and ends
The last few chapters of Deuteronomy are chock-a-block with a bizaare assortment of laws, some of them so brutal that it would seem impossible to uncover any goodness in them at all. In bullet form, here are some of the … Continue reading
gather the folks. tell the stories. 