God's Neighborhood

This week's Bible reflection (Clear?) clearly moved into current events in yesterday's sermon at St. Paul's UCC in Downers Grove, IL.
"God's Neighborhood" podcast

Clear?

God’s neighborhood is like:

• A mustard seed
• Yeast
• A merchant in search of fine pearls
• A net thrown into the sea
• The master of a household

 You get it, right?

Sure!

Not.

This week’s Bible reading from Matthew 13: 31-33, 44-52 gives offers opportunities to get confused and then start thinking. Here’s are a few thoughts for pondering:

• The mustard seed: It seems so little – but has huge potential
• Yeast: Favors rising over falling
• The merchant: Might miss other valuable things in the search
• The net: It includes everyone.
• The master: A cultural misstep that forgets about the worth of all.

And the possibilities of thought are endless.

Clearly

Have you understood all of this?

Here's this week's short Bible study blog entry for i.ucc:

God’s neighborhood is like:

• A mustard seed
• Yeast
• A merchant in search of fine pearls
• A net thrown into the sea
• The master of a household

You get it, right?

Sure!

Not.

This week’s Bible reading from Matthew 13: 31-33, 44-52 gives us more opportunities to get confused and then start talking about what we think it means. Here’s a little of what I think when I read:

• The Mustard seed: It seems so little – but it has so much to offer!
• Yeast: It lifts you up!
• The merchant: It knows what is worthwhile
• The net: It includes everyone.
• The master: Realizes the worth of everyone.

What are you thinking?