A reminder to my Loyal Readers, I’ll be preaching at the Church of the Holy City (Swedenborgian) this Sunday. That’s 1611 16th St. NW, Washington, at 11:00 a.m. Metro to Dupont Circle north exit and walk four blocks, or take the S2 or S4 bus to Corcoran Street. In the “more” I’ve put the texts… Continue reading June 19 preaching
Category: Bible
The Bible opens up
In my recent post Is the mainline church closed-source? I resigned myself to using the King James Version of the Bible. Last night, I installed more open-source software on my computer — I’m loving the Ubuntu Linux, but that’s another entry — and GnomeSword2 Bible Guide had a translation I had never heard of: the… Continue reading The Bible opens up
Biblical Art museum opens in NYC
A while back, Hubby and I were in New York. After a lovely lunch with PeaceBang and two other friends, we walked south from the Upper West Side past the headquarters of the glass-fronted American Bible Society building. Since he indulged me the last time we were in the city, I didn’t ask to stop… Continue reading Biblical Art museum opens in NYC
New toy, er, book
I got my newest eBay purchase in the mail today: The Christian Helper; or Gospel Sermons for Congregations and Families “issued by direction of the General Convention of Universalists” in 1858, and printed (of course) at 38 Cornhill, Boston. This was “a Second Volume of Sermons for the use of Societies, without minister, of unorganized… Continue reading New toy, er, book
The incomplete word and Israel
I will restore their fortunes, the fortunes of Sodom and her daughters and the fortunes of Samaria and her daughters, and I will restore your own fortunes along with theirs, in order that you may bear your disgrace and be ashamed of all that you have done, becoming a consolation to them. Ezekiel 16:53-54 Hubby… Continue reading The incomplete word and Israel
“This beautiful creature must die!”
30 April. Extra links added to Wikipedia articles. James asks: What are your thoughts on the psalms of lament, particularly for their expression of faithful anger? This evening, my partner Jonathan and I each had headphones on, attached to our own portable CD players, listening to Morrissey CDs. (He’s back on tour after several years.)… Continue reading “This beautiful creature must die!”
Gay Bible 101
I ordinarily hate partisan “why the Bible doesn’t hate gay people” material because it is either weak on scholarship, balance, or common sense, and these far too often tie up their conclusions with a big bow of defensiveness, or worse, ambivolence to the Bible. But I found a resource of the “Gay Bible 101” genre… Continue reading Gay Bible 101
What did Micah mean?
Now that the Bishop-elect Robinson matter has been resolved, is it too much to consider an almost unrecognized matter that concerns a gay man, the will of God, the Episcopal Church, and the current General Convention? Louie Crew, a well known gay advocate in the Episcopal Church, and a lay delegate from the diocese of… Continue reading What did Micah mean?
2 Samuel 13:1-22
I was looking up the daily readings appointed in the Oremus Lectionary for today, and the first is 2 Samuel 13:1-22. I haven’t had a daily reading discipline for some time, and it never seems to last long. Perhaps this time . . . . Is it a bad omen that this is the passage… Continue reading 2 Samuel 13:1-22