Imago Scriptura

This message is the third in our “Room at the Table” series. The first two were messages that were done in a way that was not conducive to sharing in a traditional audio format - they were more conversational and interactive. This week, based on the story in Luke 7:36-50 - the story of the unnamed woman anointing Jesus’ feet at the home of the Pharisee named Simon. It begins with “clearing some mi...

Good afternoon friends! I am so grateful that you have welcomed me into your inbox and/or your Substack feed! It means so much to me! Yesterday in our service, we had a really unique guest “preacher.” My dog Scout shared a commencement address as we were honoring graduates connected to the congregation and also ordaining and installing our next class of servant leaders (elders and deacons). Our fo...

We have moved into symbols now with our stained glass windows and this week, we centered on two windows with symbols of the Jewish faith and focused on the Jewish faith of Jesus. Our scriptures came from Luke 3 and 4 - the baptism and the temptation of Jesus but could have included many more that showed clearly the Jewish faith of Jesus. A bit about subscribing. I don’t anticipate pay-walling any...

Easter at ResoundingJoy Church - The passage was John 20:1-18 and we were continuing our series on the Stories in Stained Glass in our sanctuary. Interestingly, there aren't any stained glass windows that are "specifically" about Easter. So, take a listen and see where the sermon went. Get full access to Imago Scriptura at www.imagoscriptura.com/subscribe

Sermon from ResoundingJoy Church on March 29 - Palm Sunday. Scripture was from Mark 4, the parable of the sower along with the Mark version of the Palm Sunday entry into Jerusalem story Get full access to Imago Scriptura at www.imagoscriptura.com/subscribe

The "Lost and Found" parables of Luke 15 through the stained glass windows of ResoundingJoy Church. How do these three teaching stories of Jesus show us core truths not only about our own faith lives but also one of the core truths of God? Get full access to Imago Scriptura at www.imagoscriptura.com/subscribe

Stories in Stained Glass - Jesus in the Nazareth Synagogue from Luke 4. Reflecting upon why the people responded as they did to what Jesus shared along with how we do some of the same today (although it seems with less throwing off cliffs) Get full access to Imago Scriptura at www.imagoscriptura.com/subscribe

A reflection on Mark 1:1-11 centering on the baptism of Jesus and our own baptisms Get full access to Imago Scriptura at www.imagoscriptura.com/subscribe

MaryAnn McKibben Dana and I had a great conversation today - super fun as we let the fates decide what Christmas songs/shows/movies would be subjected to the question, “Will it preach?” We didn’t get through our entire list but we got to some of the ones that I personally was most excited to discuss. I could have done an entire conversation just on the episode of The West Wing! Anyway, I reference...

The trilogy is complete! Here’s the video of our conversation about the Charlie Brown Christmas Special! We covered a lot - from how people experience this time of the year, commercialism and capitalism, the power of sincerity, and of course the incredible music from the show! We did mention this reflection from Winn Collier at several points throughout And finally, MaryAnn McKibben Dana and I wil...

Here’s the video of MaryAnn and my conversation about K-Pop Demon Hunters and the power of shame and the greater power that happens when we move beyond it. We dig into the messages in the songs and jump into connections to original sin, original goodness, moving beyond judgmental distinctions, and lots more. And you’ll hear MaryAnn talk about how her ipad made her head look big (which it actually...

Happy Halloween everyone! MaryAnn and I had a great conversation about spooky season in general and specifically about The Great Pumpkin! Enjoy! Get full access to Imago Scriptura at www.imagoscriptura.com/subscribe

First off, MaryAnn McKibben Dana and I had a great conversation in our Pop Culture Pastors’ Hour about the wonderful 2006 film, Stranger than Fiction. You’ll find the video of it here if you would like to take a listen/watch. More of those to come in the coming months - Battlestar Galactica, Station Eleven, and Arrival for sure. Ok - so Schrödinger’s Hope... If you aren’t familar with the philospo...

So here’s MaryAnn McKibben Dana and my conversation from today - just a brief one introducing our next round of Pop Culture Pastors’ Hour conversations. Our next will be the 2006 Will Farrell / Emma Thompson / Maggie Gyllenhaal / Dustin Hoffman / Queen Latifah film, Stranger than Fiction . MaryAnn and I will be re-watching it and then discussing it on Wednesday, July 2 at 1:00pm ET. It is an absol...

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