Monthly Archives: March 2017

Lenten Readings: Day 26

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Predestination and the Power of Love Today’s second reading from the Daily Office Lectionary echoes down twenty cenuries and has been deeply influential. Rom 8.28–39 We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who … Continue reading →

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Lenten Readings: Day 25

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Creation Groaning in Labour Pains Paul in today’s second reading from the Daily Office Lectionary is encouraging the readers/hearers of his Letter to the Romans to live by the Spirit, as he himself does. The benefits are significant, in his … Continue reading →

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Lenten Readings: Day 24

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Spirit Today’s second reading from the Daily Office Lectionary continues with Paul’s Letter to the Romans. After the interpretive issues that bedevilled the readings of the past few days today’s reading is relatively clear. By now we are used to the … Continue reading →

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Lenten Readings: Day 23

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Martin Luther and the Introspective Conscience of the West Martin Luther loved Paul’s Letter to the Romans. He thought Christians should study it every day and memorize every word. He wrote in the Preface to his Commentary on the Epistle … Continue reading →

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Lenten Readings: Day 22

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

In Which I Am Confused By The Apostle Paul Today’s second reading from the Daily Office Lectionary is a strange one. Listen in: Rom 7.1–12 Do you not know, brothers and sisters—for I am speaking to those who know the … Continue reading →

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Lenten Readings: Day 22

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Beyond Good and Evil? Today is March 25, 2017, so strictly speaking the readings from the Daily Office Lectionary today are not those for the Saturday after the Third Sunday in Lent, but those for the Feast of the Annunciation … Continue reading →

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Lenten Readings: Day 21

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Burial by Water Neil Gaiman writes incredibly creepy stories, and in his landmark “Sandman” comic series one of the creepiest is Cerements (Sandman #55, collected in World’s End). It describes a city called Litharge, somewhere that is not quite this … Continue reading →

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An Introduction to Levinas (Part Six-A)

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Presence Note: This is the first half of the sixth part in an ongoing commentary on Emmanuel Levinas’s essay “God and Philosophy” (1974). a) In this section Levinas draws on Husserl and Heidegger to describe “consciousness of . . .”. … Continue reading →

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Lenten Readings: Day 20

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Dominion For some (well, Star Trek fans) the Dominion is an evil empire from the Delta Quadrant that fought the Federation in Deep Space Nine. For Canadian constitutional historians it is the original name of Canada – the Dominion of … Continue reading →

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Lenten Readings: Day 19

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Justification By Faith The text from today’s second reading of the Daily Office Lectionary is a passage central in Christian theology, particularly for the reformation. While it was not one of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses (October 31, 2017), the phrase … Continue reading →

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