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God on a Dragster
By KIM THODAY There is a town in Victoria called Maryborough. In that town lived a man called Wal Richards. He lived there for all his sixty years. He was often around town but most people ignored him. He was an embarrassment really. You’ve seen him, or versions of him in your neighborhood; that solitary […]
Kingdom of Priests
22 FEBRUARY 2005 Sermon Preached by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Rowan Williams, at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh, 22 February 2005 In the name of the Father, the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. From our first reading this evening, ‘you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy […]
First Christmas
It was not an especially pretty world…. The Palestine of Jesus’ day was a world of grinding poverty for the masses, hard labor for a daily pittance, wealthy tax collectors who made their fortunes by extorting money from the impoverished, and brutal military occupiers whose preferred method of crowd control was crucifixion… Nor was the […]
The Warnings Of Scripture (Jonathan Edwards)
The Warnings Of Scripture Are In The Best Manner Adapted To The Awakening And Conversion Of Sinners Luke 16:31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead. ——————————————————————————– WE here have an account how the rich man in hell […]
The Good Samaritan (an allegorical interpretation)
First the Parable: Luke 10 The Parable of the Good Samaritan 30Then Jesus answered and said: “A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 31Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when […]
Mary Magdalene
(Ben Witherington III) Mary, Mary, Extraordinary She was an important disciple and witness for Jesus, but there is no historical evidence for a more intimate relationship. Over the last few years some extravagant claims have been made about Mary of Magdala. Was she really Jesus’ paramour? Did she become a famous preacher after the Easter […]
The Passion (Richard Rohr)
Dear Friends, Since a number of people have asked for my take on Mel Gibson’s movie, The Passion of the Christ, let me give just a few thoughts that might be helpful to some of you. Take them for what they are worth. I must admit that I went to the movie with strong prejudice, […]
Trouble (psalm 31:7)
(PSALM 31:7) TROUBLE I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities. Psalm 31:7. To summarize the teaching of this beloved passage, let us recognize it as a song of praise winging its way heavenward from the heart of the psalmist who […]
The Lord’s Prayer and the Eucharist
The Lord’s Prayer and the Eucharist. I think the easiest way to address the differences Athanasius and I have over the *primary* interpretation of the ‘Give us this day our daily bread’ petition in the Lord’s Prayer is to split the contributions, to save readers having to peruse a point-by-point discussion (which make threads too […]
Psalm 137: Memory and Hope
Psalm 137 creates the theme of lament The end of Psalm 137 is particularly troublesome with its violent images. It reminds us that unless grief and anger are expressed constructively through song, poetry, or other creative outlets, they can turn inward and cut away at one’s own soul or turn outward in acts of violence […]
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