We're concluding our discussions of Barbara Brown Taylor's book, Holy Envy, so we're ready to jump into our next topic. Barbara is clearly a stand-out among women of her generation. A priest, professor, and frequent speaker, her words and stories continue to inspire...
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Pastor’s Book Club News
We finished reading and discussing Barbara Brown Taylor’s book, Learning to walk in the dark, and we’re ready to jump into Barbara’s recent book. Barbara shares that she wrote Holy Envy for a host of reasons. In an article found in Publishers Weekly, she said that...
Pastor’s Book Club News
In July, we referenced recent articles for ideas to guide our exploration into the world waiting for us on the other side of pandemic isolation. Re-entry anxiety is a common experience for most of us. We’re both eager to come out and yet hesitant. As isolation began,...
Pastor’s Book Club News
We finished our study of The Marvelous Pigness of Pigs by Joel Salatin and completed our worship series, Living water. We learned how connected we are to each other, to our own identity, to the earth, and to God. The world is an interwoven tapestry, and Joel Salatin's...
Pastor’s Book Club News: The Marvelous Pigness of Pigs
We finished our study of Be the Bridge by Latasha Morrison and completed our worship series, Bridges. Racial reconciliation is a work in progress that comes with a great sense of urgency for Asbury. Our community superpower is diversity. But equity takes intentional...
Pastor’s Book Club News: Be the Bridge
We finished our study of the book and videos by Melissa Spoelstra, Jeremiah: Daring to Hope in an Unstable World. This often misunderstood book of the bible offered important lessons applicable to our lives together. We learned just how much we have in common with the...
Pastor’s Book Club News – Unafraid
We finished our discussions of Finding Peace in an Anxious World this past Wednesday. If you haven’t read this book you may want to consider reading it at some point. The Serenity Prayer is a reliable source of inspiration for millions. And this book offers additional...
Book Club News: Finding Peace in an Anxious World
We finish our discussions of Bridges Out of Poverty this week. If you haven’t read this book you may want to consider reading it at some point. The authors compare and contrast the hidden rules and attitudes of three economic classes: poverty, middle-class, and...