Tag: God – images of
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Tutoyer
In French, when people se tutoyer, they address one another familiarly. They use “tu” rather than “vous,” the “familiar you” rather than the formal one. The one for close friends and family. Sunday was Baptism of the Lord Sunday, and our pastor pointed out that in Luke’s gospel, and in Mark’s, God addresses Jesus directly:…
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Reflecting on Revelation 11 15-19
What do we think it would take, concretely, for “the kingdom of this world” to become a place where God’s will is done as it is in heaven? If we understand the book of Revelation as a vision of that transition, what does it tell us about that? That seems to me to be a…
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Reflecting on Zechariah 8 1-17
We are studying Zechariah 8:1-17 for Sunday, May 10. The text presents a vision of a community restored for a life of peace and justice – maybe especially timely for us in mid-May 2020. [Some notes on this text are here.] Here are some questions about the text we might want to consider or discuss:…