John Kutsko, the Executive Director of the Society of Biblical Literature, sent out the notice yesterday that the in-person meeting for 2020 SBL (and AAR) was canceled. We are, however, moving it to a virtual meeting. I am on the SBL Council and can assure everyone that this decision was […]
This essay was written as part of the outreach program of The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Lexington to continue to minister to our community in this time of uncertainty and “social distancing” that requires not meeting in person. For essays by my friends and colleagues go to “Calming the […]
This past month and for the next month or so, I have been teaching a class for The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd called “Characters of God.” It is based upon some reflections I first began back in 2002(!) and have, at times, thought would make a nice book. […]
I posted this on Facebook earlier in the week. The account will remain open, but moribund. As I conclude, how nice it would be to go back to the days when we had robust discussion through our “Biblioblogs.” I opened my account on Facebook in September of 2004, shortly after […]
As I write this, I am enjoying being with my daughter and wife on Father’s Day. Even when our daughter was first born, Elizabeth has made sure to celebrate this day and make me feel special and, once she was old enough to contribute, Izzy always brings the love and […]
From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke […]
This essay was written as part of the outreach program of The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Lexington to continue to minister to our community in this time of uncertainty and “social distancing” that requires not meeting in person. For essays by my friends and colleagues go to “Calming the […]
Please join me and members of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd on Sundays at 9 am for our class called “Characters of God.” “In this class Father Christian will lead us in a careful reading of many familiar biblical figures to better understand who they really were and […]
The situation in our country right now demands that we reexamine our beliefs, convictions, and commitments. The sad reality, of course, is that this situation of hatred, racism, and inequality has always been present and should always have driven us to such reflection. Now, it should be unavoidable for everyone, […]
This is an essay I needed to write and I wanted to write. In fact, it took me several efforts to get to this version and I will be sharing more thoughts on the subject in other posts. But this particular essay is also part of the outreach program of The […]