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A Witness and a Testimony

Posted on November 16, 2019 by

A Sermon Preached At The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete, Greece The Diocese in Europe | The Church of England October 27, 2019, 11:00 am [Expanded considerably for this blog] Key Questions: What has been your … Continue reading →

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The Epiphany (Yesterday’s Sermon)

Posted on January 6, 2019 by

A Sermon preached at the Anglican Church of St. Thomas, Kefalas, Crete, Greece 11:00 am January 6, 2018 So, have you taken down the Christmas tree? Have you got all your Christmas decorations put away? The tradition is, of course, … Continue reading →

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Brodsky’s Epiphany: “Nativity Poem” (1989)

Posted on January 5, 2019 by

  Nativity Poem Joseph Brodsky (1940-1996) I’ve posted this before, but its worth repeating. Joseph Brodsky said about himself, “I’m Jewish; a Russian poet, an English essayist – and, of course, an American citizen.” Although born into a Jewish family, … Continue reading →

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Verbs in Biblical Hebrew (Really)

Posted on February 13, 2015 by

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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A Response to That Article In Maclean’s

Posted on July 23, 2014 by

With permission, I am posting a response I received to the article that appeared in Maclean’s http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/red-light-from-the-church/ My reply will be in the next post on this blog. The e-mail is from Mr. Brian McConaghy of Ratanak International http://www.ratanak.org . … Continue reading →

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