Pastor Tom continues the Revelation series with a creative take on Revelation 5 and the image of the slaughtered lamb. How does this image of Christ invite us to find Christ in the animals of the world, especially those who are the victims of violence in our food systems? How can we practice non-violence in…
Pastor Tom continues his Revelation sermon series with chapter 13. Some of the more famous images from Revelation are in this chapter including the dragon, the beast, and the mark of the beast (666). Pastor Tom explains the symbolism of each of these and how they describe the Empires of the world, their power, violence,…
Pastor Tom begins a sermon series on Revelation introducing apocalyptic literature in general and ways to faithfully and thoughtfully interpret Revelation specifically. Revelation 1 introduces the figure of Jesus Christ whose most important characteristic is that he was a victim of the violence of the Empire and yet still lives. This encourages us to be…
The two stories from today’s reading are probably familiar to a lot of us: The feeding of the 5000 and the calming of the storm. What, you may ask, do the loaves have to do with a storm at sea and the disciples’ terror? Walter Brueggemann, a very brilliant biblical theologian, died earlier this month.…