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The Philosophical Midwife: June 2011
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Forever on the Way to God. Tuesday, June 28, 2011. If you could extend you life by three months for a cost of $500,000, would you do it? It's not a purely hypothetical question. See here. Would you do it if you had the bear the cost? I wouldn't. The $500,000 should go to my family. Would you do it if insurance would pay the cost? I wouldn't. The $500,000 should be spent elsewhere. If it's spent here, it can't be spent elsewhere; and elsewhere it could do much more good. Posted by Dr. M. Links to this post.
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The Philosophical Midwife: Cost of Life
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Forever on the Way to God. Tuesday, June 28, 2011. If you could extend you life by three months for a cost of $500,000, would you do it? It's not a purely hypothetical question. See here. Would you do it if you had the bear the cost? I wouldn't. The $500,000 should go to my family. Would you do it if insurance would pay the cost? I wouldn't. The $500,000 should be spent elsewhere. If it's spent here, it can't be spent elsewhere; and elsewhere it could do much more good. Posted by Dr. M. Or at least are m...
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In the Labyrinth: June 2014
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Sunday, June 15, 2014. Out of the Deep We Call. St Matthew's Episcopal Church. Canticle 2 or 13. Note: this sermon involved a prop. I took an 11 ft. pole and taped off various depths to scale. So, math- it turns out you use it after all! Approximates a few points on the pole.]. I wonder what some of y’all may be thinking now. 8220;Oh no, it’s Trinity Sunday, and the priest has a prop. Is he going to try to explain the Trinity with a prop? Please, no.”. At the 3,300 ft line, the fourth. Line, there is abs...
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In the Labyrinth: April 2015
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Saturday, April 4, 2015. Vigil sermon: Will we follow Jesus? The Easter Vigil, 2015. For Mark, the story of the disciples is one of little faith. Why would Mark do this? What Mark leaves us with, we who read this story so many years later, is a challenge. Mark’s challenge to us is this: Will we heed the angel’s words? Will we follow Jesus to Galilee? We have seen the stone rolled away, and the empty place he was laid. Will we follow Jesus where he has led, even through death and the tomb? You see, the fi...
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The Hinternets: March 2009
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009. I blog, therefore.what? I could wax high-minded about it and make some tenuous reference to the Buddhist Middle Way. But that would be dishonest and, even worse, pretentious. I strive, with a haphazard success rate, to avoid that sort of thing. The honest truth is that I don’t have all that much of interest to say. The older I get, the. If I bring nothing to the table, what possible motivation could I have for starting a blog? Do you turn back now and admit it was all a mistake, ...
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Leviticus: You Have No Idea - Levitiblog
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Leviticus: You Have No Idea. New Review by Kevin Neuner. At times it can seem as if his liberal perspective clouds the exegesis of a passage. Admittedly,. Better attention as wrongful readings have dire consequences for real people in this world. Regardless of your aggreement or displeasure with his views, I commend his contribution to anyone wrestling (ideologically, that is) with either the current topic of homosexuality, or with Leviticus itself. See the full review here. New Review - Levitibook.
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In the Labyrinth: September 2014
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Sunday, September 7, 2014. Proper 18, Year A. I have been reflecting recently on the ritual of the courtroom. Have you ever thought about how scripted and prescribed the actions are? Think of how often you have seen the courtroom scenes play out in media—TV shows like Matlock, Law and Order, Boston Legal. And movies like 12 Angry Men, To Kill a Mockingbird, A Time to Kill, A Few Good Men, Legally Blonde. And there is a reason for treating this system with gravitas. I have also been thinking about the pow...
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In the Labyrinth: "Something there is that doesn’t love a wall"
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Sunday, July 19, 2015. Something there is that doesn’t love a wall". Sermon, St. Matthew’s, Chandler. Proper 11, Year B. Mark 6:30-34, 53-56. A photo of the barrier separating Palestine from Israel, taken by a fellow pilgrim (who I would credit if I could remember who took it! It was a calculated move on the part of our guides, and knowing that it was intentional felt like some of us to be manipulation for dramatic effect. Perhaps it worked; I’m telling you this story today. And there are so many walls.
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In the Labyrinth: May 2015
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Sunday, May 10, 2015. Sermon: "Who are we that we might hinder God? St Matthew's, Chandler AZ. Sixth Sunday of Easter. The student looked up from the Gospel reading and said "Thomas is a punk! She used considerably stronger language. What phrases struck them in a strong way? What new ideas did the text inspire them to think about? What is God doing in this passage and how are we called to respond to that action? But that’s not even the worst thing Thomas did. Before Jesus and his entourage even...Have be...
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In the Labyrinth: March 2014
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Thursday, March 6, 2014. Ash Wedensday Sermon, March 2014. St Matthew's Episcopal Church, Chandler, AZ. Psalm 103 or 103:8-14. Is it not just a little odd that the day many Christian traditions set aside to receive ashes as a public sign of penitence and our need to turn back to God is the day we also read Jesus saying that we should "beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them”? Does anyone else find that somewhat jarring? What’s going on here? The readings, our tradition, ...
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