After Class #1

We Begin

We decided that we did not want to meet on Easter. Given that, we set the readings by chapter for each Sunday between now and then.

for 3.16 - chapters 1 - 2
for 3.23 - chapters 3 - 4
for 3.30 - chapter 5
for 4.6 - chapters 6 - 7
for 4.13 - chapter 8

For each class, Rev. Mark is asking that people write down something that they thought needed sharing, was confusing, was provocative, or they wanted some more discussion about. 

If you are not meeting with the class, but are reading along, and you have something you want to add to that list, you can either send it to Rev. Mark or post it as a comment under that chapters reading. Then people can respond.

Of course, anyone can respond and be a part of the conversation if they want to. Please keep it relevant and posted under the correct chapter (if it is clear).

Here is what people noted after a Hello session and look into the preface.

"Jesus teaching was not based on a desire for external validation."

[Which is good considering how the week went...]

"Multiple definitions of: passion; justice"

[passion can be 'suffering' but it can also be 'what a person really cares about'

justice is even more varied:

•  everything gets back to whom it first belonged, 
• everybody gets what they need,
•  a written code]

"Dogma?"

[Not being sure why this one is here, but let me say that the authors are not especially traditional in their theology. What we might take for dogma, they take as an interesting question. 

• How comfortable are you about hearing a challenge to things you have just always known to be true about God, scripture, Jesus, and the Holy Week Story? 
• Does there need to be only one 'good, right, and true' answer? 
• What things need to be true in order for you to think something is Christian?
• How well do you think you know the stories of Holy Week?]

This Sunday, we might want to sit at the big table to accommodate everyone in comfort.