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Tag Archives: cross
Word of The Day: Circumcised
Circumcised Galatians 5:1-15, Feast of Absalom Jones In Paul’s day, to be circumcised was the visible sign for Jewish men of their faith; they were indelibly marked, changed as a symbol of their faith. For centuries circumcision, or not, was … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Matthew R. Hanisian
Tagged Absalom Jones, circumcision, cross, Justin Bieber, Paul
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Unbelievable! (Seven)
This series explores what we don’t believe — and why — in order to help us understand what we do believe, and why we do. The church does not teach us to despise the world. Many years ago, I saw … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Dr. Deborah Meister
Tagged Christianity, contemptus mundi, cross, Jesus, love of world, Name of the Rose, Sean Connery, tenderness
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Good Friday
“Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.” John 19:30b And in that single moment, the course of our human existence changed. The sin-filled path we had been dashing headlong down, since that monumental “crunch” as Adam and … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Matthew R. Hanisian
Tagged "Crucify him!", cross, death, everlasting life, forgiveness, God, Good Friday, Holy Spirit, Holy Week, Jesus, judgement, new life, Original Sin, passion, quiet, sin, sinners
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Poets of the Cross
Welsh poet and priest R.S. Thomas is described as “poet of the cross” by many and his poems often include the stark image of an empty cross – or an “untenanted” one, in his words. He writes of an untenanted … Continue reading
Posted in Sonya Subbayya Sutton
Tagged cross, Francis Poulenc, Good Friday, Motets for the Time of Penitence, poetry, R.S. Thomas, Three Hours
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