Read Together UMCNA

Read Together UMCNA Week 39

Do your eyes just pass over the genealogy verses in Matthew? Who can pronounce all those names, anyway? Well... read back over them and consider that there are some characters in that list who are just as wacky as your craziest cousins. Reverend Sally Allocca shares some thoughts about Jesus' family tree.

Read Together UMCNA Week 38

Well readers, this week we are at the end of the Old Testament. Do you feel a sense of accomplishment about that? Rev. Judy Shepherd points out that while we have completed something, we also need to be aware of starting something new.

Read Together UMCNA Week 37

This week's Scripture includes a story of God's call in one book, and instructions for responding to God's call in another. Deaconess Judy Poole ties those together and shares some insights about responding to the sometimes difficult call to serve.

Read Together UMCNA Week 36

History—not everyone loves to study it. But in order to understand the text we're reading this week, we need to think about things that happened before. Rev. Emily Nelms Chastain, a history lover, helps us with that in this week's podcast.

Read Together UMCNA Week 35

Did this week's reading list make you think about time? Is God the author of your past, your present, your future? Listen as Don Johnson shares his interpretation of time in reading the book of Daniel, as we continue to make our way through the prophets.

 

 

 

Read Together UMCNA Week 34

We often hear God referred to as a sovereign God. What does that mean to us? What should that mean to us? Johnny Frazier helps us understand the nature of our sovereign God in this week's episode.

Read Together UMCNA Week 33

We're often warned to be careful what we eat. Listen as Rev. Sarah Smoot reminds us to watch out for what we don't eat. We might be missing out on a taste of honey.

Read Together UMCNA Week 32

When you feel stuck, Rev. Steve Baccus has this thought: God can send unusual people to pull us out of the mud. So don't mind the mud.

Read Together UMCNA Week 31

Rev. Steve West walks us through a few chapters of Jeremiah, focusing on the use of images as sacred metaphors.

Read Together UMCNA Week 30

Echoes of God resound through the ages, and they come back again and again. Bob Bentley has something both simple and profound to ask: Do you hear? Are you listening?