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Mardi Gras and Pancakes
A Facebook Q&A between me and my Brother-in-Law: 11:34 Mike Bryant Hi. This is a Canadian and Anglican question. A fellow Canadian asked at a meeting if there were plans for Shrove Tuesday. I recognized the term but did not … Continue reading
Verbs in Biblical Hebrew (Really)
There are probably few issues in the church that are less urgent, than how to translate verbs, but the question of how to translate Biblical Hebrew verbs did come up in a recent Bible Study, so here are a few … Continue reading
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The Failure of Jesus
Originally posted on In A Spacious Place:
Jesus was a failure in ministry. At the beginning of Mark’s Gospel Jesus is portrayed condcuting a fabulously successful healing ministry. That evening, at sunset, they brought to him all who were sick…
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Slug | What is your spirit animal (EXTREMELY accurate)
Umm, not what I was expecting. Yeah, OK, this is not real, I just threw it together in five minutes based on a “real” Facebook quiz. I just googled an image of a slug and copied and modified the text … Continue reading
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A Subversive Text: The Gospel According to Mark
A sermon preached on the Third Sunday after Epiphany Year B January 25, 2015 St. Matthias, Victoria BC CANADA “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.” Why should … Continue reading
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Francis Speaks to the Ecclesiastical Bureaucrats in the Vatican, Dec 22, 2014 (English Text)
Here is a link to the official English translation of what the Pope said to the Roman Curia a few days ago. This is important reading for anyone involved in church leadership and administration. http://www.news.va/en/news/to-the-roman-curia-on-the-occasion-of-the-presenta
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A Christmas Sermon by The Rev. Canon Bill Morrison
As I am on a medical leave of absence I did not preach at St. Matthias, Victoria this Christmas Eve or Christmas Day – but the Reverend Canon William (Bill) Morrison did, and here is what he had to say: … Continue reading
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The Christmas You Need: Choose from Five
Ah, the Christmas story. We’ve seen it in pageants, in children’s Christmas books, in movies telling the story, narrated in Christmas carols, and parodied by Monty Python and thousands of others. We think we know it. And yet, when we … Continue reading
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Violence Against Women, 25 Years on: A Sermon Preached on December 7, 2014
Where were you 25 years ago? Where were you 25 years ago when you hear the news that fourteen young women, engineering students at the Ecole Polytechnique at the Universite de Montreal? What did you feel at that time? Of … Continue reading
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Who Is the Servant Of Isaiah 40-55?
(Notes from The Other Part of a Study on the Servant Songs of Isaiah, Session Two) As one reads over Isaiah 40-43 and listens to it, what themes and impressions come across? It is concerned with issues of power, punishment, … Continue reading
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