Last Sunday I was the guest preacher/celebrant at a nearby parish and had the chance the preach on David. As many of you know, he is one of my favorite biblical figures, but not always for the reasons people expect. The Revised Common Lectionary this summer has been following the […]
I am not going to tell you author or date. Without using Google can you tell me who said this and when? And does it not sound like a fairly contemporary argument? When we think about the remarkably early age at which the young men went up to university in, […]
Since I don’t seem to have time to formulate any coherent thoughts lately (at least for the blog, I am doing lots of it elsewhere) I thought I would put up a couple more comics with a religious bend from today. I should add that KMR’s character on the right […]
I will be giving a lecture this Wednesday evening enitled “Have you forgotten us completely?” Crying Out to a Loving God. I will be exploring how the rabbis responded to the destruction of the Temple, how they responded to the text of Lamentations, and what that in turn can teach a […]
A 13-year-old found out. This story is a month old, but I just came across it. BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Giving up my iPod for a Walkman. Among his amusing observations: It took me three days to figure out that there was another side to the tape. […]
For some reason the most recent Royal Ontario Museum exhibition of Dead Sea Scrolls has ignited a lot of debate. The most recent headline to cross my digital threshold was one I had not heard before (but I don’t look for these things as a rule). They make some interesting […]
Psa. 50.16 But to the wicked God says: “What right have you to recite my statutes, or take my covenant on your lips? 17 For you hate discipline, and you cast my words behind you. 18 You make friends with a thief when you see one, and you keep […]