Some weeks I find more in the Scriptural text, or my research thereof, than I can share in a standard sermon, and I have to choose what to include lest I preach longer than our average attention span cares to engage. With that in mind, and with so much good material drawn particularly from the inimitable Walter Brueggemann’s “Exodus” portion of The New Interpreter’s Bible Volume 1, I thought I’d share more here on our blog. Blessings to you who choose to visit and read!
Join the Women’s Fall Bible Study with Rev. Meredith Joubert! Beginning Thursday, August 17, we will study the book of Galatians in a Beth Moore and Melissa Moore study called “Now That Faith Has Come”.
The world’s bestselling, most-read, and most-loved book is also one of the most confusing. In Making Sense of the Bible, Adam Hamilton, one of the country’s leading pastors and Christian authors, addresses the hot-button issues that plague the church and cultural debate, and answers many of the questions frequently asked by Christians and non-Christians alike.
Join with others this fall for a fun and information consideration of… moral philosophy? Written by Michael Schur (creator of The Good Place, co-creator of Parks and Recreation and Brooklyn Nine-Nine and contributing writer/actor on The Office), How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question is a hilarious, thought-provoking guide to living an ethical life, drawing on 2,400 years of deep thinking from around the world. With humor and wisdom, Schur invites readers to the core journey of morality and ethics – to be better tomorrow than they were today.
Rev. Ron Bartlow leads a four-week class for any who would like to learn more about the history of our Methodist movement as it was experienced in England. In these four sessions we will focus on the historical setting of 18th Century England, in which John and Charles Wesley began the Methodist movement
John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, challenged us to say “I am no longer my own but thine. Put me to what you will. Rank me with whom you will.” In other words, put me with the people you want me to be in relationship with, and then use me to do your good work. In order for this to happen, we have to pay attention to the people around us.
The Methodist movement had its start in the life and ministry of brothers John and Charles Wesley, priests with the Church of England in the 1700s. You are invited to join Revs. Ron and Lynn Bartlow on a Wesley Heritage Tour of England, May 29 – June 7, 2023.
In September and October Rev. Ron Bartlow will lead us in a worship and discipleship series based upon Rachel Held Evans’ book “Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again.”
Rev. Ron Bartlow leads a three-week class on the Bible. This is not a “read through the Bible” or even a “read this book of the Bible” class, but rather an introduction to and brief overview of the entirety of our holy Scriptures.
St. Paul’s is, always has been, and should always be about the gathering of people seeking to know and grow in love for God and neighbor. We are the church together!
