ISSL Reflections February 26 2023 1 Peter 2:1–10 Post 3

VII.Let’s take notice of – Once you were not a people,       but now you are God’s people;once you had not received mercy,       but now you have received mercy. Let those words open this passage for you, and hear how God’s people are … Continue reading

ISSL Reflections January 22 2023 Isaiah 58:6–10 Post 3

VII.We have spent time this week considering fasting and how it calls attention to behaviors we should not practice and behaviors we should practice. Keeping in mind the lifestyle recommended here, pay attention to two other images presented here, that … Continue reading

ISSL Reflections July 17 2022 John 12:44–50 Post 2

IV.Let’s spend some time giving this passage a slow reading, paying attention to the contrasts Jesus sets before us. V.John 12:44-50 (New Revised Standard Version) Then Jesus cried aloud: “Whoever believes in me believes not in me but in him … Continue reading

ISSL Reflections December 19 2021 Isaiah 9:2–7 Post 1

I.As you spend time with these words from the Prophet Isaiah take note of how he describes “the people.” What has been their history and how does Isaiah describe their situation here? II.Isaiah 9:2-7 (NRSV)  The people who walked in … Continue reading