Tag Archives: Bible

How to read the Bible

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Rosalind C Hughes

There is a section in one of my church Bibles called, “How to read the Bible.” My curiosity says I ought to check it out; my concern wonders if it isn’t a bit late for that by this point in … Continue reading →

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Revealed, by Angela D. Schaffner

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Rosalind C Hughes

Dr Schaffner’s psychological insights guide her readers through a journey into a Bible which does not lecture, chide, nor always even guide us so much as hold up a mirror to our own lives and relationships, inviting God into those reflections, and recognizing where God’s grace is already at work within us. Continue reading →

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A few affirmations and denials

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Rosalind C Hughes

There is nothing missing from God’s love for you. There is no gap to mind. God loves you. Continue reading →

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Year C Proper 22: opening thoughts

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Rosalind C Hughes

Whether the Psalm is spoken or sung or whispered behind closed doors, there is no softening that last line, with its vicious dreams of vengeance. We might be tempted to ask what it’s doing in our Bible, or at least … Continue reading →

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