Exodus

  • Solomon Not Pharaoh

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    The Exodus is the seminal story of Torah and the Hebrew Scriptures. However, it isn’t the only story. If we stopped at the end of Deuteronomy, we’d be likely to see the never-failing support of GOD for the chosen people, the Children of Israel (Jacob) in the twelve tribes as complete and eternal. It is…

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  • They Could Not Drink the Water

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    The Exodus story is a story of liberation. It is the the foundational story of the Hebrew people. It is also a troubling story of incompetence, arrogance and stupidity. A stubborn Pharaoh who, despite all the mounting evidence that the Hebrews are being protected, continues to press on. In other words, Pharaoh doubles down on what…

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  • Idol In the World

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    Idol In the World (Day 19 of A Simple Lent) Wednesday Hence, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that ‘no idol in the world really exists’, and that ‘there is no God but one.’ What do you suppose is the question Paul is trying to answer? It always helps me to…

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  • Choosing GOD means looking funny

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    The sort of liberation Jesus offers comes with a helping of crazy. Proper 5B  |  Mark 3:20-35, 1 Samuel 8:4-20 Mistaking GOD for a demon This morning we truly begin the season after Pentecost. Unlike the other seasons of Advent, Christmas, the season after the Epiphany, Lent, and Easter, this season does not have an…

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  • Looking for Change in All the Wrong Places

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    Darkness, Advent, and what the Light is really for. We need this reminder now more than ever. That we aren’t children of darkness. We are children of the light. That the darkness in the world is not imposed upon us by an angry GOD, but comes from fear and prejudice. We are the light-bearers, the…

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  • We are the voices of many calling in the wilderness

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    Make straight the way for the Lord.   Beginning with fireflies, whose light dances and shifts in the childhood remembrance of night, we are reminded again of the ongoing truth of light in darkness. Of the presence of Jesus and piercing of the oppressive veil darkness holds on us. In the midst of the dark night, not…

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  • Talking GOD: the Tony Jones Challenge

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    [Tony Jones recently challenged progressive theo-bloggers to talk about GOD. You can find the rules here and check out the follow-up post. The exercise has so far been fruitful for me, as I’ve written a couple of posts that will go up in the next few days about two aspects of GOD: GOD as the…

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  • When Moses becomes Aaron

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    Perhaps the most appropriate passage for religious leadership in all of Scripture can be found in Exodus 3: the burning bush story.  We know how it goes.  GOD reveals the divine name and identity to Moses and gives him instructions.  It is one of the most iconic moments in the Judeao-Christian shared story. It is…

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