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Stations of the Cross

Posted on August 21, 2008 by jlh

Growing up Southern Baptist in El Paso, Texas, in the 1950s and -60s, my father converted from Catholicism, I was imbrued with dislike, suspicion, even hatred of all things Catholic. In seminary taking a class on the classics of Christian … Continue reading →

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We’ve kiss’d away kingdoms!

Posted on August 16, 2008 by jlh

Part 1 It’s been awhile since I spent serious time with Shakespeare, which I find cleansing, rigorous—aerobic exercise for mind and spirit. So I recently tackled Antony and Cleopatra, reading and re-reading. Then I hear the newsbyte that John Edwards … Continue reading →

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Power and Light

Posted on August 12, 2008 by jlh

  I guess you could say this is about the guys who keep the light and power on. When people are reading the Bible through, I tell them, “Don’t be surprised if you bog down about Exodus 21 through Leviticus to … Continue reading →

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Prayer time in La La Land

Posted on August 1, 2008 by jlh

  The early Bible study some friends and I do on Thursdays today. 1  We’re trying out Skype. We all know: To err is human but to really f—- things up, it takes a computer.  My friends in Africa, my wife … Continue reading →

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The oil press

Posted on July 22, 2008 by jlh

 Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane.” Matt 26:36 (NRSV) Some words are so redolent, so full of beauty and meaning, that your eye can’t slide past them without pausing. Bethlehem, “house of bread,” is such a word—Bethphage … Continue reading →

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Requiem for Cannibals

Posted on July 3, 2008 by jlh

Drew Smith’s insightful piece James Dobson Misrepresents Barack Obama’s Views on Religion gets me. (You’ll find it at CC blogs.) Having lived all my professional life as Southern Baptist clergy in the warlock’s cauldron of “The Conservative Resurgence” or “The Controversy” (which it is … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Typology II

Posted on June 27, 2008 by jlh

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 →

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Adventures in Typology

Posted on June 26, 2008 by jlh

  Last night’s neighborhood Bible study was different. We didn’t focus just on a psalm, but on the mysterious Melchizedek, mentioned in Psalm 110 and elsewhere.  Theological Fine Print I don’t go in for biblical prophecy aka fortune telling, allegory or … Continue reading →

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