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Year A Proper 13: broken pieces
My father was three years old when war broke out in 1939. The following year, decreased food imports because of submarine activity led to the rationing of meat and other food items in Britain. As the war continued, more foods … Continue reading
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Leftovers
One made bread pudding. Another, croutons for soup. One mashed them in milk for the tomorrow baby’s breakfast. The important thing was, they got to keep the crumbs; no more maggots in the manna; they got to bring it home, … Continue reading
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The patient God
This Sunday, we read the pinnacle of Paul’s poetry: I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation can separate … Continue reading
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Tagged call, dream, God, judgement, Romans 8:38-39, salvation
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Early week wordplay
Let tares grow, let tears flow; there is no justice without tearing our selves apart; Until life’s ending, we are left tending weeds tenderly as the wheat field. alternatively Let tares grow, let tears flow; there is no judgement without … Continue reading
Year A Proper 10: seed for sowing and bread for eating
Frederick Buechner says that parables are like jokes: if you have to have it explained, it’s just not worth it.* In some ways, this parable says the same thing about itself. The last line of Jesus’ explanation is that those … Continue reading
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Wormfood
Whilst musing over this Sunday’s parable (the sower and the different soils), I hit upon the Dummies.com article, “How to Improve Soil Quality for Healthy Plant Growth,” by Sven Wombwell. Sven suggests that “Worms really are a gardener’s best friends. … Continue reading
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Tagged graveyard, matthew 13:1-8, parable of the soil, parable of the sower, soil, worms
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Crossover
A crossover from today’s Bible Challenge blog, just because Leftovers: Readings for today were Isaiah 7-9, I Thessalonians 5, Psalm 28, OR Judith 15 The day of my graduation from seminary was supposed to be the Rapture (according to the … Continue reading
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Tagged left behind, Leftovers, Rapture, Tom Perrotta
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Year A Proper 9: of fourth of July fireworks, parades and prophecies (and little donkeys)
When I was growing up, a trip to the seaside meant (if we were lucky and good) a ride on the beach donkeys. These little donkeys plied their trade on every tourist beach in England. Usually, there would be about half … Continue reading
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Year A Proper 9: Little Donkey
When I was growing up, a trip to the seaside meant buckets and spades, sandcastles in the sand, fishing nets, for catching shrimps in the rockpools, ice cream, and late in the afternoon, before loading up the car for home, … Continue reading
Independence Day
It feels like a good day to be contemplating Sunday’s sermon. Rejoice greatly, O daughter Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem! Lo, your king comes to you; triumphant and victorious is he, humble and riding on a donkey, on a … Continue reading
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