Category Archives: Hebrew Bible

Sandlin and his tiger – giving Louisiana a bad name

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Rick

I am not sure I believe in animal “rights”. But I do believe human beings have a divinely given responsibility to care for animals. This is a theological conviction rooted in exegesis of Genesis 1-2. God created human beings to … Continue reading →

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SERMON – "(Not just eat but) Chew your Bible" (Psalm 1)

Posted on November 10, 2008 by Rick

Richard M. Wright “(Not just eat but) Chew your Bible” Psalm 1 Church of the Nations October 26, 2008 30th Sunday Ordinary Time (A) Well – we are out of food. So what will we eat now? The first days … Continue reading →

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The Presiding Bishop is not entirely wrong about everything

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Rick

Pentheus. Pharaoh. Oven Mitt. Balrog. These are some of the unflattering and not terribly respectful comparisons and epithets I have used to describe Katharine Jefferts-Schori the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. (Okay – not balrog. I love Tolkien too … Continue reading →

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Pentheus or Pharaoh? Is the Presiding Bishop ready for the Pesach?

Posted on September 20, 2008 by Rick

I have by allusion compared Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts-Shori of the Episcopal Church to Pentheus in The Bacchae by Euripedes. (You all did catch that right?) Two weeks after Hurricane Gustav (which is how one tells time in South Louisiana … Continue reading →

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Cracks in the Plating – Isaiah 56

Posted on August 17, 2008 by Rick

There has been an exchange of unusual quality over at TitusOneNine concerning the issue of same-sex relations and the classic “shellfish” argument. By this I mean those who take the more “liberal” view (same-sex relations are not inherently sinful and … Continue reading →

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Holy Conservation (or) Sabbath, part XXVI

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Rick

Holy Conservation (or) Sabbath, part XXVI Richard M. Wright The carbon footprint of the Baton Rouge metropolitan area grew at almost three times the per capita rate of the footprint of the average U.S. metropolitan area between 2000 and 2005, … Continue reading →

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Holy Restraint (or) Sabbath, part XXV

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Rick

Holy Restraint (or) Sabbath, part XXV Richard M. Wright Six years you shall sow your field, and six years you shall prune your vineyard, and gather in their yield; 4 but in the seventh year there shall be a sabbath … Continue reading →

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"Engaging Worship: Sixty Years Deep" (2/3)

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Rick

Richard M. Wright (with Jay Hogewood) “Engaging Worship: Sixty Years Deep” (2/3) Daniel 3 University Baptist Church and Church of the Nations 60th Anniversary celebration 4th Sunday of Easter April 29, 2007 ************** Our Bible reading for this morning from … Continue reading →

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Sabbath (or) Holy Joy, part X

Posted on January 17, 2007 by Rick

Sabbath (or) Holy Joy, part X Richard M. Wright “As the sound of the playground faded, despair set in.” –Miriam, “Children of Men (Widescreen Edition)” Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those … Continue reading →

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Sabbath (or) Holy Advent, part VII

Posted on December 6, 2006 by Rick

Sabbath (or) Holy Advent, part VII Richard M. Wright Sabbath. (Like you did not know where all this was going.) On the one hand we have the season of Advent. That begins by looking forward to the second coming. As … Continue reading →

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