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Nate Porter
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The Youth & Family Insti…
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Oregon Synod
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SW Washington BOFFriends
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Young Adults and the BOF!
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A place for members in the Southwestern Washington Synod to discuss ideas and opportunities related to the Bible and the Book of Faith Initiative.
Southwest Washington Youth Minister's Event at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU)
August 15, 2009 from 10am to 3:30pm
In response to questions about how youth can get involved in the Book of Faith Initiative, we are planning a special event for youth leaders and volunteers August 15th from 10am to 3:30pm. This will be a time for youth workers to be together and fig…
That's not what I meant. I have that but had to create my own heavily modified version so as not to intimidate people. I meant a web-based survey with the same kinds of questions. This would serve the double purpose (with proper consent) of allowing…
On Sunday, we took Psalm 107 and divided up the reading -- verses 1-32, not just the lectionary verses -- so that one side detailed the afflictions (Some went down to the seas...), the other side responded with, "Then they cried to the Lord in their…
- Living Word. So What! on October 17, 2009 all day
- Southwest Washington Youth Minister's Event on August 15, 2009 from 10am to 3pm
Side note: I discovered that if you don't specify a version, ref.ly picks a random one out of those available.
Great news for social networking fans who like the Bible: Logos launched a new website today that makes it easy to create short Bible links. Here's part of their promo material:
"Ref.ly is a URL shortening service with a twist. Simply go to ref.ly,…
Thanks for this. Diane Jacobson posted the questions elsewhere on this site and I stumbled on your post when looking for that again. It's a great way of reading a text communally, and also a fantastic complement for the 4-fold Book of Faith approach…
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- What is the name of your congregation / organization?
- St Mark Lutheran
- What is your role in your congregation / organization?
- Director of Youth and Family Ministries
- What is most challenging about engaging in Scripture?
- Making the leap from mentally understanding to doing something about it in the way we live our lives.
- Share a Bible passage that is especially meaningful to you.
- Mark 12:28-31. There are plenty of meaningful passages, but I use this and its parallel Luke 10:27 to keep me grounded (on the good days, anyway) in what's most important: God and my neighbor.
Nate Porter's Blog
Psalm 107 - God Gives and Takes
Grab a Bible or web-bible (try bible.crosswalk.com) and read all of Psalm 107 in a single sitting (it's too long to paste here). Now, how do you feel about God?
My thoughts (for what they're worth). In verse 12 "he used suffering to humble them"... was he the efficient cause or just taking advantage of the situation caused by their sinfulness. Either way, the outcome was good, but it's still hard to swallow a God that causes suffering whether it's true or not.
Later verses, like 33-35 clarify… Continue
My thoughts (for what they're worth). In verse 12 "he used suffering to humble them"... was he the efficient cause or just taking advantage of the situation caused by their sinfulness. Either way, the outcome was good, but it's still hard to swallow a God that causes suffering whether it's true or not.
Later verses, like 33-35 clarify… Continue
Posted on March 18, 2009 at 10:41pm —
John 2 - Fundraising and Fair Trade (or Cleansing the Temple)
John 2:13-22 (March 15, The Cleansing of the Temple)-
Our adult study this morning asked the question: What exactly was wrong with what these people were doing? It was legal, because it was in the court of the Gentiles. It provided a necessary service so that when Ben and Sara from the outlying territories came to Jerusalem, they didn't have to bring goats or doves with them the whole way.
Some possible answers:
-They were making a profit
-They were not interested in glorifying God
-They were l… Continue
Our adult study this morning asked the question: What exactly was wrong with what these people were doing? It was legal, because it was in the court of the Gentiles. It provided a necessary service so that when Ben and Sara from the outlying territories came to Jerusalem, they didn't have to bring goats or doves with them the whole way.
Some possible answers:
-They were making a profit
-They were not interested in glorifying God
-They were l… Continue
Posted on March 10, 2009 at 2:56pm —
Psalm 103 - Dust and Clay
Psalm 103:13 As a father has compassion on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on his faithful followers.
14 For he knows what we are made of;
he realizes we are made of clay. (NET)
The word "clay" here is usually translated dust, like Ash Wednesday's "From dust you have come..." But whether it's dust or clay, "we are made of" it by someone... the same someone who has compassion on us. It's quite a comfort to be reminded not only that I came from dust and will come back to that, but that t… Continue
so the Lord has compassion on his faithful followers.
14 For he knows what we are made of;
he realizes we are made of clay. (NET)
The word "clay" here is usually translated dust, like Ash Wednesday's "From dust you have come..." But whether it's dust or clay, "we are made of" it by someone... the same someone who has compassion on us. It's quite a comfort to be reminded not only that I came from dust and will come back to that, but that t… Continue
Posted on March 10, 2009 at 2:51pm —
Comment Wall (6 comments)
- At 11:13am on December 2, 2009,
Karen Kaufman said… - Great idea! Amazing what will catch people's interest.
Thanks for sharing!
- At 7:08pm on November 30, 2009,
Karen Kaufman said…
- Nate
Tell me more about the sticky duct tape stole.
Thanks!
Karen Kaufman
Book of Faith Advocate Leader
- At 11:38am on October 20, 2009,
Marcia Riggers said…
- Okay - so I am way behind in managing my online activity. Hear you are doing well in Redmond?
Blessings, Marcia
- At 7:30pm on February 23, 2009,
Diane Jacobson said… - Let me know how it works.
- At 5:06pm on February 4, 2009,
Sigi Helgeson said… - Great! How would you like to be a part of the Book of Faith Team? Our next meeting is Feb. 18th, 10am at the Synod office in Tacoma...would love to have you come..lots of good ideas generated by this group...Peace, Sigi
- At 5:30pm on February 3, 2009,
Chad King said… - Welcome to the site, Nate! Glad you are here!
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