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Category Archives: lectionary reflection
For the love of libraries
Yesterday was the commemoration of Thomas Bray, who founded scores of lending libraries and founded the Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge and the Society for the Promulgation of the Gospel. The gospel reading appointed for his festival is … Continue reading
Truth, love, and justice
Jesus has some advice: tell the truth. Let your yes be yes, and your no be no. Do not bluster, do not brag. Tell the truth, says our Way, our Truth, and our Life. Continue reading
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Tagged #alternativefacts, beatitudes, divorce, fake news, Matthew 5, sermon on the mount, truth
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Salt and light
Salt is not only a matter of good taste. It is elemental. It is sacramental. Continue reading
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Tagged church, light of the world, Matthew 5:13-20, salt of the earth, sermon on the mount
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The Holy Name
The Feast of the Holy Name, January 1, 2017 In the very name of Jesus is our prayer. The name, which was not chosen by his parents but given to them as a sign when his birth was announced by … Continue reading
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Tagged Jesus, new year's resolutions, prayer, ritual
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Married to the miracle
A sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Advent in Year A. Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-25 So this is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: his mother, Mary, engaged but not married, was found to be with child by the … Continue reading
Advent joy
I was blessed to hear our deacon-in-training preach this morning, so instead of a sermon for Advent 2, I am sharing the reflection from the closing Eucharist of yesterday’s Advent Quiet Day at St Peter’s Episcopal Church, Lakewood, Ohio. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, joy, Matthew 3:12, RS Thomas, WH Auden, Year A Advent 2
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Burnt blessings
On Twitter last night, reflecting on the readings to come in a week that was … chaffy … I posted that I could stand to see some chaff burn: Bring it on, was the prayer that I tweeted. Whether rashly … Continue reading
The Feast of St Andrew
“No, the word is very near to you; it is in your mouth and in your heart for you to observe.” (Deuteronomy 30:14) “And he said to them, ‘Follow me …’ Immediately they left their nets and followed him.” (Matthew … Continue reading
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Tagged call, Deuteronomy 30:14, disciples, Jesus, Matthew 4:18-22, St Andrew
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Stealing a blessing
Christ the King Sunday arrives with less pomp and circumstance than ambiguous authority; a compromised crown; the scandal of the crucifixion. Yet there is a promise to be heard: not only that we, like the thief on the cross whose … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ the King, crucifixion, Incarnation, Luke 23:39-43, paradise
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