Tag: gratitude
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Remembering Rev. Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon
The eminent scholar and womanist theologian Rev. Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon departed this world August 8. Rev. Dr. Cannon was the first African American woman ordained to the Ministry of the Word and Sacrament in the PC(USA). She dedicated her professional life, most recently as the Annie Scales Rogers Professor of Social Ethics at Union…
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A Course in Miracle-Making
Brett, Regina. Be The Miracle: 50 Lessons for Making the Impossible Possible. New York: MJF Books, 2012. [An installment of the “Read Me” Project] Be The Miracle got to the Read Me Shelf from the sale table at Barnes and Noble, and was still wearing its “members pay only” sticker. I try to avoid buying…
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Leviticus 23 9-14 & 22
Study questions for Leviticus 23 9-14 and 22
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Notes on Leviticus 23 9-14, 22
The Uniform Series text for Sunday, May 13 (Mother’s Day, and also International Women’s Talmud Day) is Leviticus 23:9-14, 22 – a short text on the offering of the first fruits, followed by a verse on gleaning. Here are my [briefer than usual] notes on the text:
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Sixth Sunday of Easter (& Holy Humor Sunday)
In class this morning, we investigated several of the themes of the texts of the day: providence, abundance, gratitude, participation (because the Israelites seemed to want to “have a hand in” the building of the Tabernacle, and there’s something about wanting to be part of something great that does seem to motivate generosity – and…
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Second Sunday of Easter
Presumably, the class this morning discussed the significance of Jesus’ meal on the beach with the disciples, and our pastor shared yet more insight on the disciple Thomas’s encounter with the risen Christ, which turns up in the Sunday lectionary every year on the second Sunday of Easter. I confess I don’t know, because we…
Matters of Interpretation 