Week XLV: Hosea 7-Joel 3, Psalms 103-108

The Book of Joel begins with swarming and hopping and destroying locusts who leave nothing behind. The imagery of locusts quickly shifts to an invading army and the imagery of a land laid waste is reinforced. Thus begins a poetic cycle of judgement, repentance, and mercy that should be all too familiar to us by now.

Questions -

1 - How have you experienced repentance as restorative?

2 - Was this experience painful? Merciful? Both?

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Week XLIV: Daniel 7-Hosea 6, Psalms 97-108

This week we begin an examination of the Twelve Minor Prophets, keeping in mind that the word "minor" means short, not insignificant. We begin with Hosea, rooted in the covenantal tradition that claims to go back to Moses.

Questions -

1 - What consequences have you experienced from violated covenants?

2 - What experiences have you had of God's steadfast love in the face of continuing to fall short of God's expectations?

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Week XLIII: Ezekiel 47-Daniel 6, Psalms 91-96

This week we begin one of the most peculiar and most difficult books of the Old Testament; the Book of Daniel.

Questions -

1 - In what particular ways is your faith challenged by societal issues?

2 - How might you express your faith with righteousness and mercy toward the oppressed?

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