Author: David
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Palm Sunday Reflection
Good reflection from N. T. Wright on Mark 11:1-11 (Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem) Over the next few chapters, in fact, Mark will show us what Jesus meant when, in chapter 10, he radically redefined kingship. This is not to be the sort of royalty that either Israel or the rest of the world…
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N. T. Wright on Resources for the Gospel writers
It seems to me that the evangelists may well have faced, as a major task, the problem not so much of how to cobble together enough tradition to make a worthwhile book, but of how to work out what to include from the welter of available material. The old idea that the evangelists must have…
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Random Stuff
Random Stuff. That link is to my Tumblr website . It is basically a simple blog, but it allows me to do a few things I can’t do on any of my other blogs. Anyway, I’m keeping it for more random stuff, what I’m doing (via Twitter) and links via Del.icio.us and especially quotes I…
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Different Strokes
I keep forgetting that in a church there are various types of individuals. There are some, who seeing the church as they would any other organization, will take part in its programs, its committees and other activities even though, they don’t understand the deeper issues of being sent or that Jesus calls them. There are…
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Contemplative Reading
I’m not sure who this woman is, but she has done a wonderful job describing the process of spiritual or contemplative reading. Her blog post is here. Here is an excerpt: Many have referred to Lectio Divina as an ancient art. It begins with listening deeply with “the ear of our hearts” as St. Benedict…