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Monthly Archives: December 2012
Year C Advent 3: Rachel refused to be consoled
Here’s Matthew’s gospel, telling what happened not long after Jesus was born: Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, was in a furious rage, and he sent and killed all the male children in … Continue reading
Words
There are no words for some days; there are no words to take away the grimness of the children’s story, fantastic in its horror, incredible yet all too real; we reel, we recoil; there are no words. Even as we … Continue reading
Broody vipers
“John said to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, “You broody vipers!” (Luke 3:7 … almost)
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Tagged brood of vipers, broody vipers, John the Baptist, Luke 3:7, Year C Advent 3
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Year C Advent 2: John’s story: to be continued
The first in a two-part mini sermon series at Church of the Epiphany, Euclid There is a backstory to today’s gospel. Luke gives us lots of context: who was ruling where, and had been for how long; he gives us … Continue reading
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Tagged baptizers, flashback, Herod, John the Baptist, Luke, Tiberius, Year C Advent 2, Zechariah
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John’s backstory
(Sunday sermon spoiler alert!) There is a backstory to today’s gospel. Luke gives us lots of context: who was ruling where, and had been for how long; he gives us a snapshot of the political situation, the state of the … Continue reading
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Tagged flashback, John the Baptist, lectionary, Luke, Pontius Pilate, Year C Advent 2, Zechariah
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Zechariah finds his voice
This week, we get to read the Song of Zechariah, the loosened tongue of a man whose loins have finally produced an heir after decades of longing and loss; the praise of a priest who was struck dumb by the … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, Canticle 16, Canticle 4, John the Baptist, Luke 1:5-25, Luke 1:68-79, Year C Advent 2, Zechariah
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Unexpected gifts: Saint Nicholas
A homily for Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland’s Evensong celebration of the Feast of Nicholas, Bishop of Myra As a child, I heard the story of Jesus welcoming the children and he was the antidote to unfriendly adults, the ones who frowned … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, children, Christmas, Jesus, legends, parents, Saint Nicholas, Trinity Cathedral Cleveland, unexpected gifts
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Year C Advent 1: New Year’s Resolutions
I think that it was the phrase, “dissipation, drunkenness and the worries of this life,” heard just now in the gospel according to Luke, that made me think of New Year’s resolutions. New Year’s resolutions. We’ve all made them. We’ve … Continue reading
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