Again?

I've read the Bible, and the Gospels in particular, a lot. I read the Daily Office with its three bible readings most days. I go to church most Sundays. I have a minor in Hebrew. So when I see something in the Biblical text that I've never noticed, I sit up and take notice. This … Continue reading Again? →

You don’t know what you’re asking

I have a literature degree. Part of what I have been trained to do throughout my life is to read texts closely, dissect them for meaning, and look in every word and phrase for connections to the rest of the text. That's why, the last time we had this text in 2021, my eyes were … Continue reading You don’t know what you’re asking →

The Word and the words

This week's passage from Mark's Gospel frequently gets called "The Divorce Passage" and for good reason: as soon as we hear the word "divorce" in the passage we don't hear anything else! But that is an artifact of the way this passage has been misused to subjugate women and keep them in abusive marriage throughout … Continue reading The Word and the words →