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Tag Archives: Jesus
Lent 2 C: Fearless for a Purpose
The readings for the Second Sunday of Lent are: Old Testament Genesis 15:1–12, 17–18 Psalm Psalm 27 New Testament Philippians 3:17–4:1 Gospel Luke 13:31–35 “No Fear.” It has been a popular motto for a certain cross … Continue reading
Advent 4C: Baby Jesus and the Revolution
The readings for the Fourth Sunday of Advent are Old Testament Micah 5:2–5a Psalm Luke 1:46b–55 or Psalm 80:1–7 New Testament Hebrews 10:5–10 Gospel Luke 1:39–45 (46–55) The only two places in the Bible that tell … Continue reading
Pentecost 20 B: Life or Death on the Oregon Trail
The readings for the 20th Sunday after Pentecost are Old Testament Amos 5:6–7, 10–15 Psalm Psalm 90:12–17 New Testament Hebrews 4:12–16 Gospel Mark 10:17–31 If you were to travel the Oregon Trail, as thousands of desperate … Continue reading
Easter 4B: Good Shepherd Sunday and Earth Day
The Gospel reading for this Sunday is part of John chapter 10–Jesus discourse on himself as the Good Shepherd (John 10:11-18). Wendell Berry distinguishes between farmers who are married to the land and others who rape the land. I see … Continue reading
Transfiguration B: Listen through Unprecedented
Today on one more day of an unprecedented stretch of super cold temperatures, we look out on unprecedentedly huge drifts of snow, in the midst of a pandemic that has infected and killed unprecedented numbers of people worldwide, and listen … Continue reading
Posted in Featured, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog, Reflections on Sunday Readings, Social Political Issues
Tagged awe, cloud, Elijah, Elisha, fire, Jesus, pandemic, transcendence, transfiguration, wind
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The Household Power Structure Changes!
Pictured here are Connie, with Sméagol the cat, and Nell the sheepdog. I’m John, taking the photo. In the life of Heatherhope Farm, over the 18 years of its existence, Sméagol has run things inside the house. He meows like … Continue reading
Like Goliath, They’ll Be Conquered
Depicted here, on the high utility post in front of our farm, is a scene that we see often: The tiny takes on the mighty. If you look close you will see a tiny red-winged blackbird sitting on top of … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog, Social Political Issues
Tagged bullies, Goliath, hawk, Jesus, Pharaoh, Pilate, red tailed hawk, red-winged blackbird
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Nicodemus and Us
This is my second “blog in a time of pandemic.” And it fits also in my ongoing series of reflections on the Sunday readings. (I rely greatly in these comments on the scholarship of the late Raymond E. Brown, and I love his idea … Continue reading
Pentecost 8: What Does Greatness Look Like?
What constitutes greatness? In this week’s gospel we see a study in contrasts that helps us understand. In Mark 10 Jesus teaches the disciples and the church in simple terms. Two millennia later we still have a long way to … Continue reading
Refugees, Trump and the Light of the World
Several months ago a team of people went into my heart and fixed it. They, in fact, probed with wires right up through both an artery and a vein in both of my upper thighs, right up into my heart, … Continue reading