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Tag Archives: The Gospels
From the Bookshelf: Jesus and After, the First Eighty Years, by E. Bruce Brooks
I view knowledge and faith as two methods of thought which emphasize different factors. Knowledge asks about facts and data. Faith asks why something is important. Knowledge can be observed and repeated (scientific process). Faith gives meaning to events. Knowledge … Continue reading
Blowform, Feast of the Annunciation
My longer term readers may recall that some years ago we acquired a blowform nativity set. Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, ox and donkey, a shepherd with sheep, Magi with camel move about our property from Thanksgiving until 12th Night in … Continue reading
From the Bookshelf: The Ecumenism of Beauty, edited by Timothy Vernon
A couple of decades ago, my father visited me, a sort of father-son weekend in Washington, D.C. Given that he has an ardent faith, I suggested that we attend the Sunday worship service as the Grace Church, in Georgetown. This is … Continue reading
Blowform Escape
The chapter of Jesus’s birth does need to have an ending. King Herod, of course, did not really want to find the King of the Jews in order to venerate him. Being an Roman governor over an occupied land, he … Continue reading
Blowform Epiphany
Having grown up in a Baptist tradition, I did not learn of the concept of Epiphany until I read James Joyce’s short-story series Dubliners. I do not recall exactly what the story was about, but the concept that an epiphany … Continue reading
Blowform Twelfth Night Trek
The traditions of Twelfth Night have pretty much disappeared from our holiday culture in the USA. Who sings The Twelve Days of Christmas (or knows what all those gifts were about) any more? While How The Grinch Stole Christmas, A Charlie … Continue reading
Blowform Boxing Day
All my Pax Britannia friends know what Boxing Day is! After performing their duties on Christmas day, the servants and laborers of the manor had December 26th off and received their presents (boxes) from the Lord and Lady of the … Continue reading
Blowform Christmas Morning
This is a busy day! Jospeh and Mary arrive for the census in Bethlehem but find that all the motels are full. AirBnB listed one stable with openings in the hay loft. This will have to do. Then Mary gives … Continue reading
Advent, Week 4: Blowform Still on the Road
The walk from Nazareth to Bethlehem on foot got a little tiring for Mary. Joseph found a red-wagon with which he could make a donkey cart for Mary. This was still a little bumpy on dirt roads, cobbles, and highland … Continue reading
Advent Week 3: Blowform Journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem
Joseph and Mary, who was pledged to be his wife, lived in Nazareth. The Roman census required that each household register in their ancestral home. For Joseph, this was Bethlehem. The distance between the two towns is about 70 miles. … Continue reading
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