Knowing God Among the Unknowing
Acts 17: 16 - 31 Let’s begin by grounding ourselves in the arc of the storyline we’ve followed over the past many months. Way back in the Fall, we read texts from the Hebrew scriptures that reminded us of our common ancestry with Judaism and the Islamic tradition. We watched generations unfold from Abraham and Sarah’s covenant commitment to go where God sent them. We witnessed Moses’ interaction with God as he sometimes reluctantly followed his call to lead God’s people out of Egypt and through the wilderness, in pursuit of the promised land. We followed the Israelites growing dissatisfaction with tribal leadership as they clamored for a King who was more like the political kings they knew in surrounding strongholds. While God never thought that Kingship was a great idea, God also worked to call people into righteous leadership. From Christmas through Easter, we explored the big st...