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Where we sit
This is the setting against which we do our work. The inequality of labour and economics: Abraham ordering his servant to butcher and prepare a calf in short order, while he stands with his guests; Martha run off her feet and out of her mind. The violence that erupts between those who do not understand nor see one another as a father, as a child, as a person, but code them as an obstacle, an aggressor, or a threat. Continue reading
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Tagged #GC80, 80th General Convention, Abraham and Sarah, angels unawares, Genesis 18:1-10, hospitality, Luke 10:38-42, Mary and Martha
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Hospitality – 2: guest vs host
This week, I read in the blog of a friend, who’s spending his sabbatical in the Holy Land during the holy month of Ramadan, the following nugget: An-Najah is a half-mile walk past Rafidia, so after church I had a nice … Continue reading
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Tagged guests, Holy Land, hospitality, hosts, Ramadan, sabbatical, St Peter's Episcopal Church, travel
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Hospitality – 1: the short form
Recently, I’ve been travelling. I’ve experienced hospitality both as a guest and as a host, and as the visitor to unfamiliar church communities’ weekly services. Arriving early to one such service, I found the place quiet and meditative. A note in the bulletin, in … Continue reading
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