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Tag Archives: Bible
One Friday 3
When John led Mary away from the cross, before they came through the city gate, suddenly she began to retch; all the long journey home the spasms continued, leaving a bitter taste in her mouth, tears in her eyes. Friday … Continue reading
One Friday 2
“Mary, you’re not to go out to see him,” James said earlier that week. “It’s dangerous for a man, for you— I forbid it!” She had promised herself she wouldn’t weep. And she didn’t. James was ten when she married … Continue reading
One Friday 1
If she’d been at home, that day would have begun like any other, but sabbath: up early, she splashed some water on her face, scattered grain for the chickens, milked Jael and Jezebel the goats, baked bread for her sons … Continue reading
Reading Revelation & Les Mis
My day is divided now between prepping for Revelation and reading Les Miserables. For recreation, I’ve found about sixty of the old B&W Perry Mason in the CBS video collection, for free. So I go from the sublime to the … Continue reading
When someone you love suicides
What does the Bible say about people who suicide? No passage makes a plain statement, so we have to infer from other passages. Is suicide the unforgivable sin? NO! Jesus states very clearly: 31 Therefore I tell you, people will be … Continue reading
Of Mother Mary
Sub tuum praesidium Beneath your compassion, We take refuge, O Mother of God: do not despise our petitions in time of trouble: but rescue us from dangers, only pure, only blessed one. (Oldest prayer to the Virgin Mary, dating from … Continue reading
Forgetful and fruitful
I like the names of Joseph’s children; they tell us much about his remarkable character. When they were born, he had plenty to be pissed about: Pampered son, hated by his brothers Sold into slavery Falsely accused of adultery with … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Ephraim, forget and forgive?, Joseph, Manasseh
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Adventures in Typology II
What God can do with open Bibles, open minds, and open hearts sometimes takes my breath away. Here we are, four people–reading Genesis 14, Psalm 110, and Hebrews 4, 5 and 7. Lisa, her daughter Emily, and Linda, whose son … Continue reading