Read Together UMCNA

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?

 

Read Together UMCNA Week 29

Can you recall a time when you were separated from what is comfortable and familiar? Using our readings from Isaiah this week, Rev. Emily Freeman Penfield reminds us that even when we're adrift in a sea of loneliness or doubt, we can never be completely lost. We belong to the God who created us.

Read Together UMCNA Week 28

What do you do when you hear the worst possible news? Rev. Becky Scott recalls how, when your heart is heavy with grief and your own prayers just won't come, you sometimes have to count on the prayers of others.

Read Together UMCNA Week 27

Rev. Henry Gibson has some questions for us to consider as we read Isaiah together. Are you ready to discern your part in creating a more peaceful existence?