12 Dec
This week I preached the second of three meditations for a weekly series I’m presenting at my church for Advent.
The series is called, The Arrival of Christ: Past, Present & Future. This week’s meditation is about Christ’s arrival in the present as, God in Us.
The meditation is inspired by John 13-14; please look that up when you get the chance.
>>>Click here to listen to the meditation or read a text version of God in Us<<<
5 Dec
The link below is for a meditation, the first of three for a weekly series I’m presenting at my church for Advent. The series is called, The Arrival of Christ: Past, Present & Future. This week’s meditation is about Christ’s arrival in the past as, God in Flesh. The meditation is inspired by John 1:1-18; please look that up when you get the chance.
>>>Click here for audio and text of the meditation: God in Flesh<<<
Special thanks to my friend & publisher, David Housholder, for hosting this at Life & Liberty.
8 Nov
Footwashing–in particular Jesus washing his disciples’ feet–is a centering symbol for my Deaconess community. I thought I understood the importance of this humble act of service that Jesus modeled but it is more important than I realized because it’s worse than I thought it was.
One of my favorite Biblical scholars is Kenneth E. Bailey. I even did one of my podcasts for Life & Liberty based on some Bailey wisdom. He is well-acquainted with Middle Eastern culture and brings powerful insights to bear on the Bible.
I was asked to speak with a neighboring women’s group about Deaconess ministry. I chose to lead them in a Bible study of John 13–the passage where Jesus washes the disciples’ feet.
I could’ve just gone with what I know about it, but since I’ve discovered Bailey I wondered what new insights he would bring.
My husband found me this 16-minute video of Bailey teaching on this passage. I learned a few things from the video that painted footwashing as even more profound than I knew. Please take the time to watch and see what I mean:
A highlight for me was the insight that the radical nature of the act would form a bond between Jesus and his disciples if they chose to accept the act. The idea of the intimacy forged through Jesus’ self-giving really resonates with me.
And of course, Jesus was willing to go even further–and do something even worse–for the sake of not just those few disciples but to reconcile the whole world to himself.
Thanks be to God for the lengths to which he goes for us!
27 Oct
My son came home from our church’s harvest festival with a “WWJD?” pencil. These initials stand for the question “What would Jesus do?” In my latest podcast at Life & Liberty I explore the fad prompted by this question and weigh the merits of asking it. I also created a handy “infographic” as a visual companion to the audio message.
>>>Click here for access to the audio and visual of my musings on the topic of “WWJD?”<<<
If you can’t click the link above, you can copy and paste this link to your browser:
http://www.davidhousholder.com/wwjd-revisited-02454-life-liberty/
19 Aug
My recent sermon based on Luke 12:13-21 about storing up treasures is now featured at Life & Liberty with David Housholder. This passage was a little tricky until I decided to identify with the “fool.”
>>>Please click to listen to the sermon “Storage & Spirituality”<<<
To hear all my audio, you can check the audio page right here on my blog.
Jennifer Clark Tinker 