The Book of Amos: “Defender of the Downtrodden” Readings: Amos 1-2 (Sunday readings excerpted from chapters 1-2) and Mark 2:18-27 Reflection Questions The prophet Amos was not a “professional” prophet, he was a farmer, an ordinary man speaking on God’s behalf, commenting on the state of affairs of God’s people (Amos 7:14-15). Listen to the voice of …
Discerning turmoil is dangerous stuff. There's a lot of harm that have come to people in trying to discern these things. Just read Job. Remember Job's friends?
The Book of Joel: “The Reality of God in our Midst” Readings: Joel 3:1-3, 14-21 and Mark 2:13-17 Reflection Questions A Suggestion: Read the entire chapter of Joel 3 in one sitting. You might want to use The Message version as a parallel to the version you usually read. In Joel 2:19 we heard the …
What lies behind human evil? It's simple yet profound – nearly all evil doing is done under the guise of necessity.