We watched in horror as Notre Dame (Paris) burned. We gasped as the spire dropped. News stations around the world began to go live with the burning of the Cathedral, some even keeping the image going for hours. And, then, we saw the moving images of hundreds of people gathered to watch, as they began […]
The Epistle of Straw
“St. James’s epistle is really a right strawy epistle, compared to these others [Romans, Galatians, Ephesians, 1 Peter, and 1 John], for it has nothing of the nature of the gospel about it.” Martin Luther, 1522, preface to his German translation of the Bible Since the Reformation, the Epistle of James has caused problems for […]
What is to come
And then wonder took him, and a great joy; and he cast his sword up in the sunlight and sang as he caught it. And all eyes followed his gaze, and behold! upon the foremost ship a great standard broke, and the wind displayed it as she turned towards the Harlond. There flowered a White […]
Embarrassing Liturgical Mistakes
Yesterday, I had one of those bang your head on the wall type of liturgical services, and it was all my fault. So, I invite you to laugh with me. The thumping sound you hear is me trying to find the personal humor in the situation. The Greek Orthodox celebrate a liturgical services called Salutations […]
On women and temptation
“The beauty of woman is the greatest snare. Or rather, not the beauty of woman, but unchastened gazing! For we should not accuse the objects, but ourselves, and our own carelessness. Nor should we say, Let there be no women, but Let there be no adulteries. We should not say, Let there be no beauty, […]
Is church necessary?
I am always surprised at the number of people that think that a relationship with God is a purely personal experience that needs no one else in order to be functional. Often those who posit this approach to God also end up inevitably saying that their opinion of how to relate to God is all […]
Unending investigations
The last couple of days have seen the release of information on the Mueller investigation of President Trump. The President was cleared of collusion with Russia, and was given an unable-to-determine rating on the obstruction charge. Quite appropriately, Republicans are celebrating. But, they are not simply celebrating, they are beginning to threaten retribution. Now they […]
Odd McDonald’s commercial
No real comment. But, this is purportedly a Japanese commercial using a female McDonald’s clown.
Israel only for Jews?
Mama Said
On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.” Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does […]
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