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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

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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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G is for . . .

GLOWS Alpenglow is the dance of sunlight on stone in a mountain amphitheater. Faces glow too; inward light. Moses, after his encounters with God, covered his face. The Israelites, already witnesses to great miracles according to scripture, couldn’t handle Moses’ … Continue reading

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