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Pentecost

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

Apostles on fire, unconsumed; baring their souls before holy ground.

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And another (Pentecostal) thing …

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

With all the fuss about people hearing Galileans butchering their own languages with their heavy accents, where are the people curious about the fire sitting on top of these folks’ heads? (“Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and … Continue reading →

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Postponing Pentecost reflections

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

“How can they be drunk?” asks Peter, in all innocence. “It’s only nine o’clock in the morning!” And every time, I have to smile, or smirk, or weep at his innocence, or naïveté. As in the rest of the gospel … Continue reading →

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July 10 2011 – Year A, Pentecost 4 – Leftover Reflections

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

A couple of weeks ago, NPR carried a brief story about some research which found that people who use social networking sites, like facebook or twitter, have deeper relationship with the folks around them than people who don’t.* Maybe you’re surprised; … Continue reading →

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Telling the Truth

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

(A poem for Pentecost.) “Words written in the past are fixed,” he said, “the meaning unchangeable; otherwise, you and I, we have no truth to tell, only words,” and we watched the sun slip its moorings and fall behind the trees beyond the lilied … Continue reading →

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