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In 1 Samuel, we find Hannah in the temple desperately crying out to God about her barrenness after years of ridicule from her husband’s fertile wife, Penninah. As the story unfolds, God responds to her cries. He opens her womb and liberates her from the social consequences of her infertility—her disconnection from the life of her people—while providing a great prophet to Israel.
( March 16th, 2009 )
13 August 2008
Potluck: Cherished Ritual, Guiding Metaphor
I went to a potluck once, not to eat, but just to watch. Many church-folk contributed all sorts of casseroles and roasts, vegetables, breads, salads, and the typical weird-looking dishes that nobody could identify. The kitchen crew included five people. They arranged the dishes and desserts and warmed green bean casserole in the church’s industrial-sized ovens.
Ernest J. Bursey has written the best short essay on the Sermon on the Mount that you will ever read.
Okay, I’m out on a limb now. I dare you to saw it off.
( April 28th, 2008 )
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