Season of Creation Worship Series For the month of September, this worship series will focus thematically on the Lectionary readings from Jeremiah. In the life of the local church, September can be a hectic month: many parishioners are squeezing in their last vacation around Labor Day; while at the same time, many church choirs are…
Season of Creation Worship Series For the month of September, this worship series will focus thematically on the Lectionary readings from Jeremiah. In the life of the local church, September can be a hectic month: many parishioners are squeezing in their last vacation around Labor Day; while at the same time, many church choirs are…
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Series 2: When God Speaks Judgment Living As Disciples: Week 4 Judgment for Restoration Last week, we entered into the pathos of Hosea and persons today who have faced the obliteration of the place and people they called home. This week, we enter into the pathos of God as God brings the word of judgment.…
When God Speaks Judgment Living As Disciples: Week 3 When Pity Is Exhausted We begin two weeks with the prophet Hosea today. Last week we focused on what had brought judgment on the people of the Northern Kingdom, Israel. This week we enter into the realm of a prophet who brings the same message of…
When God Speaks Judgment Living As Disciples: Week 2 Righteousness and Justice for People Last week we heard God’s announcement that Israel’s religious and political leadership had been checked by God’s plumb line and found too “out of plumb” to be allowed to stand. They would all be destroyed. This week’s reading, especially in verses…
Rev. David Wasson Biography: Rev. David Wasson is a co-founder of Social Thread and an ordained Christian pastor with over 17 years of experience in leadership in churches and nonprofit organizations. He is a successful business starter, an experienced teacher, and sought-after storyteller. His passions are discovering the stories that lie underneath the surface of…
When God Speaks Judgment Living As Disciples: Week 1 Amos: A Plumb Line for Leaders How the plumb line figures in today’s reading shows the stark difference between the kind of ministry Elijah and Elisha had, and what Amos and Hosea were called to do as prophets. Elijah and Elisha sought to call political and…