Today, Ellen will wrap up this study on Love Is the Way by Bishop Michael Curry. The last question in the book is this - "Does love mean we must avoid politics?"

We often think the Gospel of John ends with the post-resurrection story of Thomas but there is a fish story in chapter 21. We find fish stories in both the Old and New Testaments. What do fish stories tell us?

Today's question from Bishop Michael Curry's book Love Is the Way is "How can love overcome what divides us?" Ellen will lead us in understanding this question in light of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Mark tells his resurrection story in eight verses then he stops. He stops before the women tell anyone else. He stops before the disciples know. He stops before Jesus appears in the Upper Room. Others have added to his story but I believe he did this intentionally. Join us to learn why.

This is our Maundy Thursday Service that uses reading adapted from Bishop Willimon's book, Thank God, It's Friday.

We are delighted to have Ellen back this week. Today she deals with a question I know many people ask in this hyper-partisan environment - Do I Have to Love my Neighbor?

This is a well known story about four friends who were so desperate to have Jesus see their friend that they took out a piece of a neighbor's roof to lower him down on a mat. Jesus sees the man but he does not cure him immediately. Instead, Jesus forgives him. So while the four men are still holding their ropes, people begin to murmur and argue among themselves about Jesus' authority to forgive. How many times do we interrupt grace to be dogma correct?

This is a beloved story for children but adults need to listen to it as well. It is a "Resistance" story. We find many resistance stories in Scripture because much of the Bible was written in exile. To have a resistance story, you must have exile, oppression, and an empire. We as followers of Jesus Christ must understand who we are called to be and who we being at present.

Who would marry someone whose name means foolish. Nabal lived up to or down to his name. His wife, Abigail, was very different. This is a wisdom story and it tell us the courage it takes to act wisely.

Agape love requires more than just lip service. Join us as Ellen tackles this tough question.