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Wednesday Night Bible Study to discuss The Shack
The Shack by William P. Young
The Shack is a Christian novel by William P. Young, a former office manager and hotel night clerk, published in 2007. The novel was self-published but became a USA Today bestseller, having sold 1 million copies as of June 8, 2008. It was the #1 paperback trade fiction seller on the New York Times bestsellers list from June 2008 to early 2010.
The title of the book is a metaphor for “the house you build out of your own pain,” as Young explained in a telephone interview. He also states to radio host talk show Drew Marshall that The Shack “is a metaphor for the places you get stuck, you get hurt, you get damaged … the thing where shame or hurt is centered.” From October until the end of 2011 the Wednesday Evening Bible Study Group will see what God has to say to us through this powerful little book!
Preparing to Cross Over: An All Church Retreat
“Joshua told the people, ‘Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do amazing things among you.’” Joshua 3:5 (NIV)
One image that has held meaning for this faith community through the years is that of claiming and receiving the promises of God. As we continue a journey that started three years ago, and begin a new part of this journey together, and the realization of a long held dream, with Imani’s acquisition of its own space it is certainly a time of claiming God’s promises.
To prepare ourselves to move forward in faith together you’re invited to join in an All Church Retreat on Saturday, October 8th from 10 am to 5 pm. It will be a time of preparing to witness and experience the “amazing things God will do among us” in coming days. Please mark your calendar for this important event.
Spiritually Speaking … Resources for the Faith Journey
“… that which is born of Spirit is spirit.” John 3:6b (NASB)
The faith journey we find ourselves living is a spiritual journey from start to finish. This spiritual journey begins with our first breath, and it’s one none of us can escape … to breathe, to be alive is to be spiritual. This truth means many things for each of us, and the ways Spirit expresses are as varied and diverse as our DNA. It’s our belief that the goal of any spiritual/religious exercise or discipline is the reconnection with, recognition of or realization that we are Spirit(ual) beings through and through, and that nothing can, or will, ever change this.
It’s our belief that Jesus came to show us who we truly are, spirit(ual) beings. It’s something many of us find hard to believe, and even harder to live out. Jesus continues calling us back to the truth of who we really are and offering us the Holy Spirit as a guide, companion and support on this journey home, to our Selves.
This page has been created to help us find resources/tools to aid us on our spirit(ual) faith journeys. We hope the following links will be useful to you as you move forward in faith. If you have resources (of any kind, not just electronic) that can assist us in this journey please send them to us and we’ll continue building our list.
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What, in heaven’s name, is a Lectionary?
Some of you have asked this question several times, so I’m going to attempt giving you an answer. It’s not my answer, mind you. It’s Wikipedia’s response to the question!
History
In all antiquity the Jews first read Scriptural selections randomly, but by the Medieval era had standardized a schedule of scripture readings to be read in the synagogue. A sequential selection was read from the Torah, followed by the “haftarah” – a selection from the prophetic books or historical narratives (e.g. “Judges,” “Kings,” etc.). Jesus probably read a providentially “random” reading when he read from Isaiah 61:1-2, as recorded in Luke 4:16-21, when he inaugurated his public ministry. The early Christians adopted the Jewish custom of reading extracts from the Old Testament on the sabbath. They soon added extracts from the writings of the Apostles and Evangelists.[1]
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