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The word freedom means many different things to many different people in our culture. Lately there has been a lot of conversation about Stewart Brand’s 1984 speech in which he declared that “information wants to be free”. (In the same paragraph he said that information also wants to be expensive, but [...]
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Proper 8, Year C, 2010
27Jun10Lent 4, Year C, 2010
14Mar10Jesus drove the Pharisees and the scribes CRAZY.
The author of the Gospel of Luke does a wonderful job of portraying the way the Pharisees and scribes followed Jesus around, unable to tear their eyes away from what they thought was a theological train wreck. They have spent years of their lives following every rule, gaining [...]
Proper 14, Year B, 2009
09Aug09I don’t know how closely you’ve been paying attention to the lectionary lately, but there has been a lot of whining and a lot of bread. Two weeks ago, Jesus fed the 5000 with just a few loaves. Last week, the Israelites started whining about being hungry in the desert and were fed manna from [...]
Proper 12, Year B, 2009
26Jul09Have you ever tried to plan a party when only half the people you invited actually responded to your invitation? I never know how many hor d’ouevres to make, how much wine and soda to buy, whether or not to borrow chairs from the neighbors. I drive myself crazy worrying about whether I’ll have enough [...]
Lent 5, Year B, 2009
29Mar09One thing I have learned about Jesus is this: there is no point in asking him a direct question.
I imagine that if you asked him where the restroom was located, you would receive a discourse about the powers of the waters of baptism and how they wash us clean. If you asked Jesus for directions, [...]
