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The Erotica of Salvation History
Marc Chagall: 'Song of Songs III' Now, here’s a new way to read the Old Testament in the light of the Song of Songs. Talk about thinking outside the box!
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The ending and the beginning
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 – 1890), "Casting out the Money Changers" I don’t know what it’s like from an author’s point of view, but as a reader of books I have got the impression that the two hardest...
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Lost in silence, saved in song
As part of my preparation for preaching on Isaiah 6:1–13 next Sunday, I was reading Luther’s lectures on Isaiah. I was intrigued that the translation (presumably Vulgate) he was using rendered Isa 6:5...
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… in a nutshell: 3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. 4 Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. (Ps. 37:3–4)
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And he was clean
Sermon preached at Our Saviour Lutheran Church, Fareham on 23 January 2011, Epiphany 4 [typos and all] Naaman is one of those characters in the Bible whose story is familiar to almost everyone who has...
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Sermon preached at Our Saviour Lutheran Church on Reminiscere Sunday Genesis 32:22–32 Matthew 15:21–28 24 February 2012 A recording of the sermon is posted here. In the name of ✠ Jesus. Why, O LORD, do...
View ArticleThe invitatory: teaching us to pray the Psalm
I’ve been listening to the current series on Issues, Etc. on the daily prayer offices, with Pastor Wil Weedon. If you haven’t, I recommend them to you, even if you consider yourself to be an expert on...
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What should we do with those Psalms that are so hard to pray: the ones where the Psalmist protests his innocence and his righteousness. How can we possibly pray them as our prayers? Dietrich Bonhoeffer...
View ArticleWhat’s with all the Psalm chanting
From last Sunday’s service bulletin at Our Saviour Lutheran Church Where do we have Psalms in the service? The Introit, the Gradual and (often) the Alleluia Verse are portions of Psalms. Sometimes, a...
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