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Year C Christmas 2: he was twelve
Some of you know that shortly before Christmas we suffered a minor break-in here at the church. I came into the office the day before Christmas Eve to find that someone had entered the building by force, and had left … Continue reading
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Tagged forgiveness, he was twelve, Jesus, juvenile
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Today or tomorrow
Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to such & such a town and spend a year there, doing business & making money.’ Yet you do not even know what tomorrow will bring. What is your … Continue reading
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Tagged Daily Office, James 4, new year resolutions, New Year's Eve, Tamir Rice
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Child sacrifice
Twelve: the end of childhood for a young black male. Thirteen months to discover there is no injustice that we cannot render reasonable by the fiat of our fear. Rewind. Twelve: the age of incarnation lost in the city, left … Continue reading
Preaching peace unpeacefully
I preached peace anyway; the peace that passes understanding; the peace with which Jesus leaves us, although he spent a lot of time, too, promising persecution. I worry that this will not be received as good news. Continue reading
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Dear Governor Kasich
Governor John Kasich Riffe Center, 30th Floor 77 South High Street Columbus, OH 43215-6117 November 18, 2015 Dear Governor Kasich, I write to you as a priest and not a politician; I write to you as a citizen of the … Continue reading
Out of control
The calendar says that there are three weeks left of summer, up here in the northern hemisphere; but today was full of autumn leaves, red and gold and fallen. Clearly, my calendar is not fully in control of the seasons. Continue reading
Unmiracle
A miracle is, by definition, unlikely to happen. When our daughter was ten, I lost her in the woods. She was ten, and actively honing her skills in defiance, contrariness, and flouncing. It was our first visit after moving away, … Continue reading
Posted in current events, lectionary reflection, prayer, story
Tagged 2Kings 4, Elisha, lost and missing, miracles, Sidney Heidrick, Year B Proper 12
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Innocents
three little girls, pink suits and brown bodies, shrieking false fear under the sprinkler while hoses play over the flames, prayers rising like hot steam
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a child lies in the grass; we tattooed her at birth; we’ve got her number
Do not quench the spirit
From the Lectionary for Year B Advent 3: 1 Thessalonians 5:19 Do not quench the spirit, pour cold water on its fervour; be afraid of the passion it inflames; that is only the beginning of wisdom. Let it burn. Do … Continue reading
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