This week I was at a day-long orientation for the School of Ministry, and the speaker (quoting from something a pastor once told her) told us: “Don’t think you have to take notes on everything a speaker says. It’s more important to listen. Write something down when the Holy Spirit tells you the something you […]
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Jane’s Blog – The Story, Chapter 3
The story of Joseph, thanks to Broadway, is one of the best known stories in the Bible! And it certainly is a good one to remind us that even though ‘stuff’ happens in the Lower Story, God is still in charge. But my thoughts are turning in a slightly different direction today. Joseph is called […]
Jane’s Blog–The Story, Chapter 2
Jane’s Blog – The Story, Chapter 2 This past weekend, in Pastor Sean’s message (check it out on podcast if you missed it), we were reminded that God’s ways are not our ways. He often uses those we least expect, including an old couple who were well past child-bearing years named Abraham and Sarah. But […]
Jane’s Blog – The Story, Chapter 1
The author of the book of Genesis is historically considered to be Moses. And this week I got to thinking about what I would write if tasked with describing Creation, the Fall, and the Flood – the major themes of Genesis 1-9 (chapter 1 of The Story). Obviously Moses wrote a blockbuster! The Bible is […]