Posts Tagged ‘Messiah’
B 138 – Pentecost 16, Proper 19
Sean and Fran continue a foray into Proverbs (1:20-33), where Wisdom is in the public square decrying those who obstinately refuse to adhere to her precepts; James 3:1-2, where James warns against the havoc our tongue can cause, and that pivotal chapter in Mark 8:27-38 when Peter confesses Jesus as Messiah. Themes of speaking, silence…
Read MoreB130 – Pentecost 8 (Proper 11)
2 Samuel 7:1-14a, Ephesian 2:11-22, Mark 6:30-34 and 53-56 are all up for discussion this week. We revisit the covenant with David in 2 Samuel 7, a covenant of an everlasting throne for David and one that lies behind Jewish understandings of Messiah as standing in the royal line of David. When Jesus is called…
Read MoreA141 – Pentecost 12 (Exod 1:8-2:10, Ps 124, Mt 16:13-20)
Themes of fear, power, enslavement, genocide, and hope for liberation begin early in Exodus setting the tone for what will follow. We focus on the midwives who use their domestic context and skills to thwart the plans of powerful men by rescuing Moses, much like Irena Sendler during WW2. We unpack some of the images…
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