Jennifer Shadle
Sermons and Bible Studies
Bible Study: Proper 18 (B) – 2018
Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23 All the readings for this Sunday seem to point toward mercy and justice, reminding us of the first petition of the Collect: “Grant us…to trust in you with all our hearts.” So many times in our interactions with others, especially with strangers, we find it difficult to trust. We have learned […]
Bible Study: Proper 15 (C) – 2016
Isaiah 5:1-7 Isaiah’s poetic lament is a masterful piece of irony that can be read on different levels. In its literal imagery, it speaks of the disappointment that must have been as well known to farmers in ancient Israel as it is in our own time: after days and weeks of tedious labor, one may […]
Bible Study: Epiphany 4 (C) – 2016
Jeremiah 1:4-10 Jeremiah lived in a time of widespread fear, confusion, dread, and denial. The people of Judea were caught in the middle of three encroaching foreign powers – Assyria, Egypt, and Babylon. Most of the northern kingdom of Israel had already been conquered, and the territory around Jerusalem was under occupation. Jeremiah saw his […]
Bible Study: Proper 18 (B) – 2015
Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23 All the readings for this Sunday seem to point toward mercy and justice, reminding us of the first petition of the Collect: “Grant us…to trust in you with all our hearts.” So many times in our interactions with others, especially with strangers, we find it difficult to trust. We have learned […]
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