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Who is this hermit from the bush? The bloke who ignores the social requirements for appropriate dress and, by the smell of him, for the use of water for something other than drinking, a man who is on the … Read More »
In todays readings we connect the story of the reluctant prophet Jonah with that of the obedient Son Jesus. The bridge connecting them is the need for repentance and how much more powerful is the call of Jesus than Jonah. … Read More »
John 1:29-42 29”The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him and declared, “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” ******************* Have you ever had the experience when something you have said … Read More »
Baptism of Christ. Jesus is baptized in the Jordan River by John. Davezelenka Matthew 3:13-17 Today we celebrate the baptism of Jesus, the iconic story of incarnation, subservience and mysticism, often reduced to the role of a theological statement about … Read More »
Mathew 3 Grand Canyon by David Hockney Today we meet the hermit from the bush. The bloke who ignores the social requirements for appropriate dress and, by the smell of him, for the use of water for something other than … Read More »
Luke 19:1-10 Why do we like Zaccheaus but never want to identify ourselves with him and his ilk? As kids growing up on a farm post WWII we loved to play war games. Near our house was a hillock … Read More »
• Ben Zander and Everyone gets an A Ben Zander: So I give everybody an A in the class. Everybody gets an A. Ros Zander: Ben and I have a practice called, “Giving everyone an A” It started because Ben … Read More »
Anthropologist James C. Scott says that there’s a difference between the way poor people talk “onstage” and “offstage.” Studying forms of everyday resistance among peasants in a small Malaysian village, he noticed how the poor and weak were good at … Read More »