Now that he is safely dead,Let us praise him.Build monuments to his glory.Sing Hosannas to his name.Dead men make such convenient heroes.For they cannot rise to challenge the imagesThat we might fashion from their lives.It is easier to build monumentsThan to build a better world.So now that he is safely dead,We, with eased consciences willTeachContinueContinue reading “AN INCONVENIENT HERO”
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SAY HER NAME
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the light of the world.Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.’ [john 8:12 nrsv] DAILY OFFICE READINGS – January 9, 2026AM Psalm 121, 122, 123; PM Psalm 131, 132Isa. 45:14-19; Col. 1:24-2:7; John 8:12-19 I was in Minneapolis, Minnesota in August of 2021 asContinueContinue reading “SAY HER NAME”
NO KINGS
For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.[Psalm 95:3] Every so often I have to step away from reading all the junk that passes for journalism these days. When I turn on my desktop and click on the browser I am at once bombarded with stories of every whichContinueContinue reading “NO KINGS”
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