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Pastor Ritva Williams, Ph.D
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- Wilton, Iowa
- United States
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Hosting an event for those who teach/lead the Bible
Replied Aug. 19, 2008
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Hmmm....Let me begin by saying that I'm a bit hesitant to jump into this conversation precisely at this point. But for what it's worth, I would like to say a word of praise for this initiative. The first published resource "Opening the Book of Faith…
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- What is the name of your congregation / organization?
- Augustana College, Rock Island IL & Zion Lutheran Church, Davenport IA
- What is your role in your congregation / organization?
- Associate Professor - New Testament & Associate Pastor (1/2 time)
- What is most challenging about engaging in Scripture?
- The most awesome thing about Scripture is that the mystery never ends. Since I was 10 years old the Scriptures have drawn me in emotionally, intellectually and spiritually. They are the source and center of my vocation as teacher and my ministry as a pastor.
- Share a Bible passage that is especially meaningful to you.
- "The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness" (Exodus 34:6; repeated over 200 times in the Hebrew Scriptures)
"Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. You shall love the Lord with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. Keep these words that I am commanding you today in your heart. Recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when your rise....(Deuteronomy 6:4-9).
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God...And the Word became flesh and tabneracled among us" (John 1, 14).
"God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him" (John 3:17)
The dialogue between the Resurrected Christ and Peter in John 21:15-19
And many, many more!
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- At 1:51pm on April 23, 2009,
Dwight DuBois said… - In general (on the wider site) there's a lot of reading that can be done in the Conversations. In the synod, nothing is going on, as I still waiting through the synod office restaffing. We're about to get back up and going (after assembly) and I'll use the SE Iowa Group to get people on board again.
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