Most people have not read the Book of Judith. Protestants have not read it because it is not part of their Old Testament. Orthodox and Roman Catholics have not read it because all too many concentrate only on the New Testament or simply do not read their entire Bible. But, whether you believe it to be […]
Archives for 2016
Trump and the pre-inauguration wait
Mitch McConnell and John Boehner/Paul Ryan are the swamp, according to Jon Stewart. He makes the point that the swamp that Trump ran against was in large part a creation of the very people who refused to allow any legislation to pass and who deliberately ran an 8 year campaign to destroy the government rather than […]
The Book of Esther: a romance novel, part 02
Let’s continue the Regency romance of the Book of Esther. Yesterday, we left the king agreeing with Haman that the Jews should be wiped out. A decree goes out saying that on such and such a day, all Jews were to be killed. Mordecai is horrified, but Esther does not speak out. So, Mordecai asks […]
The Book of Esther: a romance novel, part 01
One of the best romance novels I have ever read is the Septuagint version of the Book of Esther. Wait, father, a romance novel? Yes, various parts of the Book of Esther read almost like a regency period romance novel. At time, parts of it remind me of Beauty and the Beast, and I do […]
Music and spirituality
Music by Hallucination-Walker on DeviantArt “I, Doctor Martin Luther, wish all lovers of the unshackled art of music grace and peace from God the Father and from our Lord Jesus Christ! I truly desire that all Christians would love and regard as worthy the lovely gift of music, which is a precious, worthy, and costly […]
Changing understanding of Biblical women
In the last couple of weeks, I have been going over the books of Ruth and Esther in the Old Testament in the parish in which I am a temporary supply priest. And, I have been surprised at some of the underlying themes in both books. They tend to be themes of women’s equality that […]
You can disagree about politics you really can
I happen to be at a clergy conference this week. It has been very interesting, relaxing, uplifting, etc. I could probably use several more adjectives and be fully accurate. But, that is not what caused me to reflect today. This was the week of the final debate between Hillary and Trump. It was considered so […]
Technology and liturgical symbolism
I found myself thinking about Liturgy and technology, and how technology can alter the way that we view items and practices in our Church, and can do it without our ever really noticing it. I am a geek and a nerd. This means that I am not against technology, I am for technology. Yet, at […]
Lo que tu alma aspira según Dios, hazlo
Un hermano preguntó a un anciano: «¿Hay algo bueno para que yo lo haga y viva en ello?». Y el anciano respondió: «Sólo Dios sabe lo que es bueno. Sin embargo, he oído decir que un Padre había preguntado al abad Nisterós el Grande, el amigo del abad Antonio: “¿Cuál es la obra buena para […]
Matter matters — C.S. Lewis
“There is no good trying to be more spiritual than God. God never meant man to be a purely spiritual creature. That is why He uses material things like bread and wine to put the new life into us. We may think this rather crude and unspiritual. God does not: He invented eating. He likes […]
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