Sermons & Such
Ancient Egyptian Art that May be Relevant to the Exodus Story
In this final Origin Stories teaching, Leah explores the Exodus story, looking at what it spoke to Ancient Israel and how that might inform what it might speak to us.
Look over Leah’s notes here or listen to the the teaching below.
The late Rene Girard.
In this teaching, Leah considers the story of Joseph from Genesis, and what it tells us about envy, rivalry, and how God might consider those things, with the help of the late anthropologist/philosopher/literary critic Rene Girard.
Look at Leah’s notes or download the teaching below. (Please forgive the first two minutes of sub-par audio quality. It does improve.)
In this teaching, Leah explores a story from the life of Abraham; one that centers Hagar, a woman caught up in the story of the Ancient Patriarch. In doing so, Leah considers what the inclusion of Hagar's story in Genesis might tell us about God's heart and the importance of our own stories in the community of faith we're building.
Listen to the teaching below or check out Leah's notes here.
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On this special week, guest speaker Rabbi Dorothy Richman opened up the story of the Tower of Babel, challenging the traditional Christian interpretation through a look at Jewish perspectives on the story.
Listen to the teaching below or review Dorothy's notes here.
Michelangelo's Creation of Adam on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
In this teaching, Leah begins a new series re-examining the stories at the beginning of the Bible and what kind of questions we should actually be asking of them. She begins the series by looking at the first two chapters of Genesis and the Creation Tales they tell.
Listen to the teaching below or look over Leah's notes here.
