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At the intersection of Sacred and Profane

2020/03/15

Thirsty?

Thirst is one of those things we can all relate to. Everyone has been thirsty at some point in their life. Water is something we are all familiar with. The Lectionary texts for this Sunday have a couple of stories about water and thirst. In the Old Testament lesson, the Israelite people complain about the […]

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2015/06/07

It is all about context

When we don’t have the correct context it is very difficult to understand what is going on. A pastor of my acquaintance, newly installed at a church, was reported to be “having lunch with a blonde” by a, no doubt well-meaning, parishioner who had never met the pastor’s daughter, the daughter had been away school. […]

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2013/12/29

Christmas!

Christmas is one of the more evocative words in the English language. I don’t want to suggest that everyone’s immediate response to the word is warm and fuzzy but I’m pretty sure there aren’t too many people who don’t feel something when they hear it. For me, the word is a very pleasant one with […]

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