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From the Rector
Did you know that the word ‘Pandemic’ means ‘all demons?’ It seems that demons, when they come, come en masse. They are collaborative. The writer of Revelation speaks of the four horsemen of the apocalypse, the coming of the final revelation at the end of time. The four demons, accordingRead More →
Bread for the Journey, Wednesday in the Ninth Week after Pentecost
From the Daily Lectionary for Wednesday in the Ninth Week after Pentecost John 1:29-42 The next day John the Baptist saw Jesus coming towards him and declared, “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said, ‘After meRead More →
Bread for the Journey, Tuesday in the Ninth Week after Pentecost
From the Lectionary for Tuesday in the Ninth Week after Pentecost John 1:19-28 This is the testimony given by John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” He confessed and did not deny it, but confessed, “I am not the Messiah.” AndRead More →
Apocalypse Now and Then
Catherine Keller, theologian extraordinaire, at Drew University wrote an important book some years ago entitled Apocalypse Now and then. The premise of the book is that we are always at the threshold of apocalypse; that each inflection point of history is an apocalypse. Most often the word smacks ofRead More →