Jesus Is…Human – Group Study Guide
Are you meeting regularly with a discussion group? If you meet just once a week, you can find all of this week’s discussion questions in one place right here. Question: Have you ever met a famous or legendary person? Were you at all surprised to find out how normal they were, or did they remain […]
Epiphany: New Learnings for the Wise – Friday
We pray and reflect on this week’s topic. Meeting with a Group? Your discussion questions are in this week’s Group Study Guide [permalink append=”#comments”]Discuss the Challenge[/permalink]
Epiphany: New Learnings for the Wise – Thursday
We’re been exploring the contrast between the Magi and the Priests and Scribes who advise King Herod. The priests and scribes, the insiders, do nothing, and give nothing to the Messiah they have supposedly studied in depth. While Magi, the outsiders and travellers, do something and give their gifts of treasure and worship, and […]
Epiphany: New Learnings for the Wise – Wednesday
We’ve been looking at the story of the Magi or wise men visiting Jesus, now we’ll contast them with the priests and scribes who were present at their meeting with Herod (see yesterday’s Bible reading). The scribes and priests are also knowledgeable, learned like the Magi. They are called to advise Herod on this […]
Epiphany: New Learnings for the Wise – Tuesday
Here’s the story of the Magi or wise men visiting Jesus: Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it […]
Epiphany: New Learnings for the Wise – Monday
As you might have guessed, we’ll look at the story of the Magi or wise men who visited Jesus. They are unexpected worshippers of Jesus. We already explored how the shepherds were unusual, but at least they were local. The Magi travelled a long way, and they were highly educated astrologers. They are the last […]
Best of 2015 – God Is…Holy – Thursday
At the conclusion of every year, we share some of our favourite videos from the past 12 months, either because of some nice videography, or some content we thought was really exciting. Enjoy – we’ll return with fresh content next week! Welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host for this daily challenge. It’s […]
Best of 2015 – God Is…Encouraging – Wednesday
At the conclusion of every year, we share some of our favourite videos from the past 12 months, either because of some nice videography, or some content we thought was really exciting. Enjoy – we’ll return with fresh content next week! Hi, welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host for the Daily […]
Best of 2015 – EPIC: Noah – Tuesday
At the conclusion of every year, we share some of our favourite videos from the past 12 months, either because of some nice videography, or some content we thought was really exciting. Enjoy – we’ll return with fresh content next week! If you know the story of Noah’s Ark from childhood or culture, you may […]
Best of 2015 – EPIC: Adam and Eve – Monday
At the conclusion of every year, we share some of our favourite videos from the past 12 months, either because of some nice videography, or some content we thought was really exciting. Enjoy – we’ll return with fresh content next week! We have to start at the beginning, in the Garden of Eden. This […]
God Is…Here – Thursday
Welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host for this daily challenge. Today’s Christmas Eve, so we’re just going to read some of the Christmas Story when the shepherds met Jesus. And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of […]
God Is…Here – Wednesday
Hi, welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host for the Daily Challenges. It’s almost Christmas Eve, so we are naturally reading the story of Jesus’ birth: In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of […]
God Is…Here – Tuesday
Hi. Welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host of the daily challenges. Today is Tuesday, the day we study the Bible together. This week we’re going to study a story the birth of Jesus. In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to […]
God Is…Here – Monday
This week it’s Christmas, and we’ll learn how our world needed (and still) needs saving, and Jesus was exactly the help we needed.
God Is…Here – Group Study Guide
Are you meeting regularly with a discussion group? If you meet just once a week, you can find all of this week’s discussion questions in one place right here. Question: What kinds of promises do you depend on in your daily life? What signs do you watch in your work and home life? Question: How […]