Tag Archives: Faith
Intimate and Affectionate
Genesis 17:1-7, 15-17 – The 2nd Sunday of Lent – for March 4, 2012 “I will bless her, and she shall give rise to nations; kings of people will come from her.” (Genesis 17:16) And thus the Lord appeared to … Continue reading
Filed under Lectionary - Year B, Lent
Adrift In The Woods
I don’t want to forget the fear. On the final morning of a church backpack I led, by a Sierra Nevada lake four pleasant downhill miles from the trailhead and trip’s end, I became lost. Since then I’ve reviewed the … Continue reading
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See Jane Run…
Mark 1:9-15 – 1st Sunday of Lent – for February 26, 2012 “…Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.” (Mark 1:9) I was baptized once. No, hundreds of times. Raised in the American … Continue reading
Filed under Lectionary - Year B, Lent
L is for . . .
Literal or Literary (and a smidgen about Transfiguration for that upcoming Sunday) I confess…I hesitate about taking miracles literally. Jesus lived in a “pre-scientific” world. If something couldn’t be explained, it was labeled a miracle. Additionally, others beside Jesus were … Continue reading
Filed under Faith Mutters
My Father’s Hands
Mark 9:2-9 – the 7th Sunday of Epiphany/Transfiguration Sunday – for February 19, 2012 “…This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him!” (Mark 9:7) (Written after visits with my father on January 31 & February 1. He died a … Continue reading
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