A contest....Wha?

Yep, pick up some DNSS swag right here at the blog. (Swag is like, you know, free stuff).

Rules - trés simple. Leave a comment at any of this month's DNSS posts, even this one. It's easy, even if you just want to say "Hi, glad to be here".

I'll gather all those comments and draw one lucky winner for this month's prize package. Stay tuned, I'll be telling you soon just what's in the April Prize package.

 Look forward to hearing from you.

So what is this Kingdom?

This Sunday, April 20th, we will be continuing our discussion on the Kingdom of God. I will be presenting some of the possible other names for the Kingdom that may be more relevant to the times we find ourselves in. (See the post titled: Kingdom Language, for some of those names, which will be expanded upon in our conversation)

 Please join us at 9:00 AM in the multi-purpose room just outside our worship space.

The Voice of the Shepherd

Thanks to Linda for leading in us in a spirit-filled worship today - and especially for bringing us that great message (get better Stephen!)

Here is a link to the reflection Linda read on the Voice of the Shepherd, by Carol Hampton.

The mission and the message

In this Sunday's DNSS (April 13), we will be discussing the mission and message of Jesus in regards to the Kingdom of God. We will be exploring this within the context of the Jewish world of Palestine in the first century.

I have found the book, The Meaning of Jesus by Marcus Borg and N.T. Wright, very helpful. The back cover proclaims "The Definitive Debate on the Historical Jesus."
That's quite a claim, and I am guessing some would even be smirking at the title. (Why would we need a book to tell us the meaning of Jesus?) Still, the scholarship of these two writers is notable and the ideas put forth are clear, respectful, and rooted in the idea that Christianity, at its core, is relational.

Okay, I stole that last part from another blurb on the back. But this is a good book!!!

I look forward to our conversation.
See you then.

Tony C. Parties with God

Ian reminded me how great this guy is.