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Year B Proper 21: salted with fire
It was bedtime, so I gave the fire a stir to make sure it really was dying down, and of course, as fires are wont to do when stirred up, it sprang back into life. So the cat and I … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, disciples, fire, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Mark 9:38-50, salt, Year B Proper 21
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Year B Proper 20: mixed motives
We are complicated creatures, we humans. We can hear a dogmatic statement that “whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all,” and right away, we can begin competing to come last, to be the … Continue reading
Who do you say that I am?
free speaker, freedom fighter, freak, felon, rabble rouser, innocent, manipulator, incarnation, martyr-maker, messianic prophet, faker, visionary, revisionist preacher, pacifist, agitator, egocentric, faithful saviour, Son of God, Son of Man, who do you say I am?
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Tagged Jesus, Mark 8:27-38, Year B Proper 19
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Year B Proper 18: the cynical God?
On Saturday night, I suggested that Jesus was sounding a bit cynical last week, you know, about the whole hypocrisy thing over the whole handwashing thing, and the whole dirty defiled human heart thing … This week, he could be … Continue reading
Did Jesus get it wrong?
That’s the question that preachers often wrestle with when this story comes up. The story of the Syro-Phoenician woman, which should be called the story of the mother; because it is not for herself that this woman challenges and begs … Continue reading
Year B Proper 17: preaching the Song of Songs
Perhaps the most bewildering question about the Song of Solomon, or the Song of Songs, or Canticles – the book has gone by many names – is how it ended up in the Bible, a sacred text. Historical criticism insists … Continue reading
What is it to you?
Every day. Every day I confess my sins, my sinfulness. Every day. But Job asks, “If I sin, what do I do to you, you watcher of humanity?” Yes, Job is feeling reckless; that recklessness that hold hands with despair, … Continue reading
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Tagged confession, Daily Office, God, Job, lectionary, sin
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Year B Proper 16: gateway evils
Weekly lectionary groups are great. I recommend them. This week, we meandered around the readings with all of the purpose and direction of a fog, but we did have a few moments where we got high enough to break through … Continue reading
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Tagged armour of God, conscience, Dan Ariely, Ephesians 6:10-20, evil, NPR, Paul, pray, Year B Proper 16
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Reading between the lines
The past few weeks, depending on which Lectionary cycle is used, you may have heard the continuing story of David – or at least, selected highlights. This week, as David’s son is killed in battle, to David’s distress, the need … Continue reading
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Tagged books of Samuel, David, lectionary, Psalm 51:11, Year B Proper14
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Unsolicited advice
Because I know that you all love to receive unsolicited advice, and pearls of wisdom from one who has been ordained all of five minutes and just can’t help herself, here it is: If you are already committed to preaching … Continue reading
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