Fasting, Eye as Lamp of the Body, the Two Masters…

This morning’s contribution to the “HIS Story: How God Saves the World” covered the Lord’s instructions on fasting, the analogy of the eye as the lamp of the body. I took a moment (OK 15 moments) to reset the context. We’ve been on a discursion on Holy Week and the Empty Tomb, with several weeks away for Easter, Confirmation and my trip to Bloomington.

I included 1 Peter 1, the fifth question on the Lord’s Supper from the Small Catechism concerning fasting. paraphrased Matt Harrison quoting Luther to the effect that Katie Luther complained that Dr. Luther gave away too much money and Luther replied: “God made hands with fingers so the gold would slip through them.” You know, I should look up and memorize the thing if I’m going to use it…

Next week: The Birds of the Air and the Flowers of the Field.

Initial Experiments with Blog/Facebook Bible Study

It’s been a few months now since I put this blog together. The first experiment here with Q & A format Bible study did not work at all. Perhaps it was because I kept it locked up to try. Anyway, my son Lucas convinced me to try on Facebook. This worked a bit better, but participation was slow there, too.

So, for now, I’m going to switch over to just sharing things I discover as I prepare Bible studies. As we go along, please let me know what you think. I really would like to see interactive Bible study reach critical mass on the internet.

Of Blogs and Bible Study…

Busy people, busy lives, bustling schedules. 21st Century Christians are constantly on the move. Even those who attend worship weekly find it hard to make group Bible studies. It can even be difficult to find a time when a few church members can get together.

There is a place where most of us go where we can get together — the Internet. This is an experiment to see if a blog-based Bible study. I’ve invited you all to see what you think. Let me know if you think it will work.