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Live the Trinity – into suspended animation?
I might have to take a page from the Red Stick Rant book and put this website into temporary(?) hibernation. The last 2 weeks have been working 10-12 hours/day which is fine. Hard work is part of congregational ministry. But … Continue reading
Posted in Announcement, Art, Bible, Buddhism, Ethnicity and race, Hebrew Bible, Internationals and immigrants, Movies and film, New Testament, News, Opera, Politics, Science, Society and Culture
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Heading to New York (where gay marriage is now legal)
This Thursday evening my children and I will fly to upstate New York to spend a week visiting with my mom as well as my sisters and brother and his family who all live in Minnesota. My mom lives on … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christian Practice, Christianity, Family, Hebrew Bible, Issues, Judaism, Law and Justice, Logic and Reason, Politics, Religion, Same-sex, Society and Culture
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How Tolkien might help us understand faith/trust in Genesis 22
Note – These are my notes from Evensong last night. I apologize that all this is in note form. I will add the text of the quotes – which are important – later. Was planning to talk about ecclesiology/church in … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Hebrew Bible, Islam, Judaism, Literature, Prayer, Theology, Tolkien
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SERMON – A new understanding of faith/estel (or) The unavoidable story (Genesis 22)
Note – I am not entirely happy with this sermon as sermon. In other words it need more work and the central idea/point needs to be developed much better. But I share it because of the central idea/point which is … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Hebrew Bible, Hermeneutics (Interpretation), Islam, Judaism, Prayer, Theology
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Two artists worth noting – one Israeli/Jewish and one Indian
I cannot explain how but starting about five years ago in two thousand and six began to include works of art in our worship guides. So if one of the Bible readings for that day 1 Samuel 3 would include … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Bible, Ethnicity and race, Internationals, Judaism, Worship and Liturgy
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SERMON – “Tradutore no sempre traditore (or) “Truth, Translation, and Transluscence” (Acts 2)
Truth, Translation, and Translucence: <Traduttore (no) Traditore!> (or) The Flesh/Word Became Word/Flesh and Pitched His Language Among Us (Acts 02) Richard M. Wright Church of the Nations Pentecost Sunday (A) June 12 2011 Everyone speaks French. Not really. … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Ethnicity and race, Internationals and immigrants, Language, Missiology, New Testament, Personal, Sermons
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Luke 24 as paradigmatic text (or) This story is our story
Notes from Evensong talk on Emmaus narrative from Luke 24 last night May 15 2011. Newly called co-pastors Mike Massar and Griff Martin were present. Got a lot of strong positive feedback on this. Paradigmatic texts of the Bible – … Continue reading
Posted in Baptists, Bible, Ecclesiology, Internationals, Ministry, New Testament, Sermons, Worship and Liturgy
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Holy liberation (or) Sabba-, part V
First published in The Window (November 2006) Sabba- (or) Holy Liberation, part V Richard M. Wright (The Sabba- is going somewhere…) Last week I suggested that Sabba- in part represents the opposite of slavery. Perhaps liberation. And therefore asked, If … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christian Practice, Culture, Hebrew Bible, Sabbath
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Two of “them”? Reconsidering the Emmaus pericope in Luke 24
Two of them? Observe this remarkable painting by Michelangelo Caravaggio. Notice anything different or strange about it? Apparently people criticized it partly because (1) the risen Christ has no beard and (2) the fruit on the table is the wrong … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Bible, Hermeneutics (Interpretation), New Testament, Women
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Holy Liberation (or) Sabb-, part IV
Originally published in The Window (November 10, 2006) Holy Liberation (or) Sabb-, part IV by Richard M. Wright (The Sabb- is going somewhere…) Are we slaves? (Say whaaa-?) That is an offensive question but bear with me. One of the … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christian Practice, Hebrew Bible, Law and Justice, New Testament, Sabbath
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