Psalm 2 1 Why do the nations conspire[a] and the peoples plot in vain? 2 The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the LORD and against his anointed, saying, 3 “Let us break their chains and throw off their … [Continue reading]
Genesis 3 and Genesis 4, The Fall, Original Sin, and the Murder of Abel. Day 3
Image by William BlakeGenesis 3 The Fall 1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” And so be on your guard. … [Continue reading]
Reunion with Lost Pets
My pet rabbits Empress and Bandit 'And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honour and glory and … [Continue reading]
Aspects of the Blessings of Failure
A ruined church -- from New Zealand's war archive, 1918. Here are three posts from other bloggers on a subject no one wants to consider so soon in a New Year. And may this year be a year of blessing for all of us. Failure is an … [Continue reading]
In which I pursue happiness and the bluebird of joy,
We all stayed up to see in the New Year with marzipan fruit cake, and Bailey's Irish Cream, even Zoe and Irene. Then today, since all of us are somewhat more introverted than extroverted, we decided everyone could be happy in their own way. I … [Continue reading]
"Can a homosexual be a Christian?" theological musings by William Stringfellow
The Good ShepherdCan a Homosexual be a Christian. One might as well ask, can an insurance man be a Christian? Can a lawyer be a Christian? Can an ecclesiastical bureaucrat be a Christian? Can a rich man be a Christian? Can an infant be a Christian? … [Continue reading]
“Rembrandt’s Late Self-Portraits” by Elizabeth Jennings
Listen to Elizabeth Jennings read this athttp://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/singlePoem.do?poemId=1555 “Rembrandt’s Late Self-Portraits” by Elizabeth JenningsYou are confronted with yourself. Each yearThe pouches fill, the skin is … [Continue reading]
Belle Du Jour, Luis Bunuel
FRIDAY, 31 DECEMBER 2010Belle Du Jour, Luis BunuelIt was tres bizarre, as the French would say.Catherine Deneuve played Severine, the beautiful and frigid wife of an adoring surgeon. (I have read that frigidity in far more common among strikingly … [Continue reading]
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