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The next verse
“not to condemn;” the part we too often judge to be forgettable.
Posted in lectionary reflection, poetry
Tagged Bible verse, condemn, haiku, John 3:16, John 3:17, judge, poetry, Trinity Sunday B
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Romans 8: 12-17
Belonging Belonging, left longing for freedom, longing for love; owned and disowned in one sweet, divided breath? No. Belonging, beloved; longed-for and loved, left wanting for nothing that father and mother of all can supply, owing no debt in pounds … Continue reading
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Tagged belonging, poetry, Romans 8: 12-17, spirit of adoption, Trinity Sunday B
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A study in contradictions
Psalm 29: One God, gloried by gods Breaking thunder. Powerful and splendid, breaking the cedars of Lebanon, breaking them down, bringing them joy, the joy of a child at play. Stricken lightning. Strong oaks writhe; the all too solid tree-flesh … Continue reading
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Tagged contradictions, juxtaposition, poetry, Psalm 29, Trinity Sunday B
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Isaiah 6: 1-8
the seraphs, shimmering as if aflame flew on strong winds bellowing the coals to life; even the heavenly hosts used borrowed tools to take cleansing fire to touch my lips, set loose my tongue. Burning from the outside in, swallowing … Continue reading
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Tagged fire, incense, Isaiah 6:1-8, seraphs, Trinity Sunday B
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The birthday of the Book of Common Prayer
This is an edited version of a sermon celebrating the anniversary of the first English Book of Common Prayer. The anniversary falls on June 9th, but it “is properly celebrated on a weekday following Pentecost,” (Lesser Feasts and Fasts) and my calendar … Continue reading
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Tagged 1549 Book of Common Prayer, English, Jesus, John 4:21-24, language, Samaritan woman, spirit and truth, Thomas Cranmer, Welsh
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Pentecost
Apostles on fire, unconsumed; baring their souls before holy ground.
Posted in poetry
Tagged burning bush imagery, fire, holy ground, Pentecost, Peter, poetry
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And another (Pentecostal) thing …
With all the fuss about people hearing Galileans butchering their own languages with their heavy accents, where are the people curious about the fire sitting on top of these folks’ heads? (“Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and … Continue reading
Posted in holy days, lectionary reflection
Tagged Acts 2, babbling, babies, Holy Spirit, Joel, Pentecost, prophesy, tongues as of fire
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Postponing Pentecost reflections
“How can they be drunk?” asks Peter, in all innocence. “It’s only nine o’clock in the morning!” And every time, I have to smile, or smirk, or weep at his innocence, or naïveté. As in the rest of the gospel … Continue reading
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Tagged Acts 1, drunk, Jesus, Pentecost, Peter, Spirit
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Science and religion
There are books and periodicals and articles and blogs and essays galore written to tell us that science and religion do not mix. More than that, that they are antithetical to one another. If you have faith, you must give … Continue reading
Posted in meditation
Tagged Eden, God, holy women holy men, Johannes Kepler, Nicolaus Copernicus, science and religion, universe
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God’s right-hand wo/men
Or, Eternity: the Sunday Update! Parts of this morning’s sermon for St Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Elyria, are already covered in the previous post (TGIF and Eternity), so I won’t repeat those parts here, but here’s where eternity ended up (so … Continue reading
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