As I have said, many of the stories that Luke relates must have been told around the communal table when the early church met to pray and break bread together. I find it easy to believe that this story must have been a popular favorite, one that people asked to hear again and again. It … Continue reading Acts 12:1-19 Angels and Laughter
First, let me introduce you to Andrew Hudgins’ poem, “Two Strangers Enter Sodom.” Two Strangers Enter Sodom by Andrew Hudgins Those who’d seen them told the others, and we gathered at Lot’s doorsills to watch them eat. They had just dipped their fingers into lentils and their slender fingers glistened with grease. Lot bathed their … Continue reading Luke 10:1-20 Responding to Beauty and Mystery
The Holy Spirit pours into the beginning of Luke’s Gospel, embodied by angels and the singing, leaping responses that human beings make to them. When the angels arrive its with a wildness and strangeness that has mutating effects on the people who encounter them. An old man falls silent, an old woman becomes pregnant, a … Continue reading Luke 1:1-56 Suddenly the Spirit is Talking to Everybody
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