Tag Archives: Mark 13:24-37

The promise of apocalypse

Posted on December 3, 2023 by Rosalind C Hughes

In the apocalypse that Jesus describes, the sun, moon, and stars are shaken out of their usual routine and function by the opening of heaven. But this is not a catastrophe, a failure of the light; rather, the created order and its finite light is overwhelmed and outshone by the inbreaking of the glory of God. … Continue reading →

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Words that do not pass away

Posted on November 27, 2023 by Rosalind C Hughes

I do not remember well my mother’s voice any more; the soprano on the cd is younger than I knew her. What I carry buried deep within my skull are nursery rhymes and nonsense that emerge like sea mammals, occasionally, … Continue reading →

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Year B Advent 1: Be the gospel

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Rosalind C Hughes

We enter Advent slap bang in the middle of Mark’s little apocalypse; this end of the world, stars falling out, desolating times piece of prophecy: the little apocalypse. The thing about apocalypse is that it comes up over and over … Continue reading →

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