Down by the riverside I laid my burdens down and I'm travelin' light
Posted in Sermon Notes on Jan 24th, 2016
The Courage of Ruth Ruth 1:8-21; 2:1-12, NRSV Matthew 1:1-5, NRSV Reflections When we demand satisfaction of one another, when we demand any completion to history on our terms, when we demand that our anxiety or any dissatisfaction be taken away, saying as it were, “Why weren’t you this for me? Why didn’t life do […]
Posted in Sermon Notes on Jan 24th, 2016
A Song in the Desert Deuteronomy 5:1-6; 6:4-9, NRSV Mark 12:28-31, NRSV Reflections What I have called repetition in the Bible might most accurately be called rhythm: a carefully shaped set of recurrent stories and words that when studied closely erupts with meaning. The repetition I have in the past considered to be merely mechanical, […]
Traveling Light Relay
Down by the riverside I laid my burdens down and I'm travelin' light