Kitten vs Doberman
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I find it very interesting to watch the way Christians handle the ten commandments. On the one hand, they have become an icon of our Christian culture, so that nobody wants to claim that they don’t keep them. They’re regarded as a foundational and basic icon, so we keep trying to make them the firm…
Ephesians is such a great epistle, but I want to just mention one verse: So then put aside what is false and let each one speak the truth to his neighbor, because we are members of one another. — Ephesians 4:25 The polite lie is a common means of keeping tempers cool. We do it…
We all use idioms, mostly unconsciously. There are a number that bother me that are in common usage, such as “I could care less” which developed from the more logical “I couldn’t care less.” But idioms often aren’t about logic. They’re about what people actually say, and what other people understand by what they say….
One of the fascinating themes of the gospel of Mark is the interaction between Jesus and the demons. There are many surprising things, but one of these is that the demons react to Jesus just because he shows up. Another is that one of the things the demons want to do is identify Jesus. Why…
23rd Sunday after Pentecost, October 26 Job 42:1-6, 10-17 and Psalm 34:1-8, (19-22) Or Jeremiah 31:7-9 and Psalm 126 Hebrews 7:23-28 Mark 10:46-52
A year ago I began to revive this section by using an RSS feed from my various blogs. While that approach has improved my ability to communicate my lectionary study, it didn’t really solve all the problems. Though I call this the Energion.com lectionary page, the writing on the lectionary is entirely my own. The…