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Hands in Blessing?

I’ve spent a fair amount of time this week looking at paintings of the Ascension. There are lots of them—by Renaissance masters like Giotto and Rembrandt and Titian—and also by early iconographers and manuscript illuminators. And then in the 20^th century, there’s the evocative rendition by Salvador Dali. I hope you have seen it, or will at least … Read the rest

Eye to Eye

Epiphany 6C

On Thursday I posted a complaint on social media that I was late in preparing my sermon. When I’m preaching I try really hard to be ready before my husband John comes home from San Francisco, because I like to save weekends for him. But this wasn’t that kind of week—everything seemed to take more time … Read the rest

If You See Something, Say Something

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Advent 4C

There is feminist principle for assessing literature and movies called the Bechdel test; maybe you’ve heard of it? It asks whether and how often the work features at least two woman—with names—talking about something other than a man.

So let me say right up front, that the Bible does not fare well on the Bechdel test. … Read the rest