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The Baptism of Our Lord: profession and practice
Let this be quite clear to us: the killing of innocents anywhere is not a religious act, not by the definition shared by Christians, Muslims, Jews; not by anyone who understands religion as the pursuit of God, the seeking out … Continue reading
Year A Proper 21: a problem with authority
Based on today’s New Testament texts: Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:23-32 Let the same mind be in you that is in Christ Jesus. Here’s a little window into the mind of Jesus; the humble one, the slave, obedient unto death, even … Continue reading
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Tagged authority, Christ Jesus, church, Matthew 21:23-32, Phillipians 2:1-13, race, racial profiling, reconciliation, religion
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Luke 21:25-36
Dissipation, drunkenness and the worries of this life circle their prey; the room dizzies, spins, sickening; swirling skirts’ colours and patterns staining the food, pulling you into the dance; something is calling, falling … snapping back into sharp-edged focus, technicolor … Continue reading
Posted in lectionary reflection, poetry
Tagged apocalypse, Christianity, dissipation, drunkenness, poetry, religion, trap
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Packing bags
I try to summon a spirit of tenderness to the task: praying for the woman who wanted toothpaste (I had none); wondering who will want the pet food – who still has room in a hungry life for a heartfelt … Continue reading
Posted in meditation, prayer
Tagged food pantry, God, hunger, poverty, religion, tenderness
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William Tyndale and the passionate vocation
A homily for the Thursday morning Eucharist at Bexley Hall Episcopal Seminary, October 4, 2012 William Tyndale was a man with a passion, a man with a mission, with a calling so strong it drove him crazy. How else to … Continue reading
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Tagged C.S. Lewis, God, Jesus, passion, Proverbs, religion, vocation, William Tyndale
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On aging gracefully
It is a bit of a cliche right now to harp on about youth and young adults rejecting traditional modes of church in the contemporary culture, or conversely to bang on about how they all really want to be medieval … Continue reading
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Tagged church, contemporary culture, liturgy, prehistoric, religion, retro, vintage, young adults, youth
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Was Jesus married?
The Huffington Post is persisting in cluttering up my facebook newsfeed with tidbits designed to tantalize people into tearing out their hair over the marital status of Jesus. I am finding it difficult to get as over-excited as they would … Continue reading
Year B Proper 20: mixed motives
We are complicated creatures, we humans. We can hear a dogmatic statement that “whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all,” and right away, we can begin competing to come last, to be the … Continue reading
Contradicting contraception protests
So, it has come to this. This weekend, a thousand or so local souls gathered to protest and pray that the plan to prohibit the exception of contraception from select people’s health insurance would be overturned.* Put another way, the … Continue reading
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