Where Once We Feared Enemies
Inclusive Membership, Prophetic Vision, And The American Church
These sermons are taken from a series on 1 Samuel. Thematically, they pick up on the tone of disorientation experienced by Mary when, confronted by the risen Jesus, she is unable to recognize him. In these sermons on God's journey with Israel, especially through the leadership of Samuel, the people of God share Mary's disorientation in their encounters with God. They must continually rediscover that the living God who has called them into relationship is not identical with their expectations.