Deus Misereatur

[ The audio file is here . You might find it helpful to listen as you meander through the manuscript below. Mike] --- Heaven Pt. 2: Home! John 14:1-6 ( 1 John 3.1-3 ) Lord God, you made us to walk with you forever, but our sin has shattered that companionship! And our rebellious hearts keep us looking for love in all the wrong places. Help us this day, as we hear your Scriptures, to have our hope for home restored and recovered; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen . Many years ago Anna and I lived in Turkey. We knew it was a short stay (2 years), but we knew we didn’t fully belong. We kept calling back to the United States (Morale calls), writing letters, thinking about being back “home.” We made the best of where we were, adapted to the culture, much of the food, etc., but we knew that we were Americans. It helped us keep our perspective, kept us oriented so we didn’t become something else, or breakdown in despair. The Bible, and our Lord Jesus, say the same kinds of thin...

Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now Walter Brueggemann Westminster John Knox Press 100 Witherspoon Street Louisville, KY 40202-1396 http://www.wjkbooks.com/ ISBN: 9780664239282; $14.00; 2014 Reviewed by Rev. Dr. Michael Philliber for Deus Misereatur . Stimulating Study - 4 stars out of 5 Almost no one talks about it anymore. Once it used to be a significant issue, especially in the Christian Church in England, Scotland and North America. But the whole subject of Sabbath has fallen to the wayside in all the rush for prominence, peace and prosperity. Nevertheless the matter of the Sabbath has significant implications for Church and society. Walter Brueggemann has taken up the topic in his newest 108 page paperback, “Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now” and takes the reader in an unexpected, but substantive, direction. “Sabbath as Resistance” is written to be grasped, comprehended and reflected on by both clergy and laity. ...