Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! I’m disappointed that the lectionary shortchanges the Exodus. We had the birth of Moses, the burning bush, then this week, we’re jumping to the Passover. This is hardly enough time to deal with the difficult truth at the heart of this story. That Genesis ends with …
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The Rest of the Story
Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! Before I left for vacation, we were just meeting a conman named Jacob, son of Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah. And when I came back, we were jumping into the beginning of Exodus. I want to take a second to reflect on this narrative that covers most of Genesis; the …
Sabbath as more than rest
Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! God created Sabbath for the Hebrew people as an invitation to something essential to life, to the practice of living. That, at the end of a long week of work and responsibility, of obedience to social forces and familial relationships, we take time to stop. Yes, …
