Tag Archives: #metoo

Conjuring Esther

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Rosalind C Hughes

Esther has become difficult to read. Her story makes me angry and afraid. We read it like a fairytale. But like so many fairytales, it teems with themes of horror dressed up in satin and silk. Continue reading →

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Bathsheba goes to General Convention

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Rosalind C Hughes

Jesus was descended from a line of kings, from David. There’s no avoiding it. We hear him called the son of David, we know that he is of the house of David, and if we look back at the genealogies in Matthew and in Luke, whether they name him through the line of Solomon or of Nathan, David’s sons, they both seem to agree that when Jesus’ line descended from David, his foremother was Bathsheba. Continue reading →

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In all circumstances

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Rosalind C Hughes

“Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. Give thanks in all circumstances.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16 Continue reading →

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Spoken and unspoken

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Rosalind C Hughes

I tell you this one, so that we can laugh, and turn our backs for another century or so on the graveyards full of other, rotten bodies. Continue reading →

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Rendering repentance

Posted on October 22, 2017 by Rosalind C Hughes

we have been charged first to love God, with all of our heart, and mind, and strength, and soul; and then to love our neighbours as ourselves. These are the faces that should open us up, unlock our compassion and our humanity. Continue reading →

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