This blog provides a meditation on the Episcopal daily readings along with a headline from world news: Egyptian Football Riot planned by political groups? Genesis 23:1-20 Sarah’s Death and Burial 23Sarah lived for one hundred and twenty-seven years; this was the length of Sarah’s life.2And Sarah died at Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land […]
This blog provides a meditation on the Episcopal daily readings along with a headline from world news: Peruvian tribe tries to protect its children from the world Genesis 22:1-18 The Command to Sacrifice Isaac 22After these things God tested Abraham. He said to him, ‘Abraham!’ And he said, ‘Here I am.’2He said, ‘Take your son, […]
This blog provides a meditation on the Episcopal daily readings along with a headline from world news: Those whose prayers are not answered: 37 Dead in “Christ is Love” Drug Hostel Fire in Peru Genesis 21:1-21 The Birth of Isaac 21The Lord dealt with Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah […]
This blog provides a meditation n te Episcopal daily readings along with a headline from world news: Sodom and Gomorrah: Rightwing Austrians hold dance for Holocaust Day Genesis 19:1-29 The Depravity of Sodom 19The two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of Sodom. When Lot saw […]
This blog provides a meditation on the Episcopal daily readings along with a headline from world news: Parish Priest caught out “making a retreat” on Costa Concordia Genesis 17:15-27 15 God said to Abraham, ‘As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name.16I will bless her, and […]
This blog provides a meditation on te Episcopal daily readings along with a headline from world news: PRESIDENT EMBRACES SENATOR SHOT LAST YEAR Genesis 17:1-17:14 17When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him, ‘I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless.2And I will make my covenant […]
This blog provides a meditation on the Episcopal daily readings along with a headline from world news: Egyptians celebrate anniversary of protest Genesis 16:1-14 The Birth of Ishmael 16Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, bore him no children. She had an Egyptian slave-girl whose name was Hagar,2and Sarai said to Abram, ‘You see that the Lord has prevented […]
This blog provides a meditation on the Episcopal daily readings along with a headline from world news: WOMAN IN CHARGE OF PETROBRAS OIL IN BRAZIL Genesis 15:1-11,17-21 God’s Covenant with Abram 15After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, ‘Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; your […]
This blog provides a meditation on the episcopal daily readings along with a headline from world news EGYPT HOLDS ITS FIRST DEMOCRATIC PARLIAMENT GENESIS 14: 11-24 1So the enemy took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way;12they also took Lot, the son of Abram’s brother, who lived […]
As I can’t get either of my computers to make proper connections this morning, I’ll just sum up the issues of interpretation which my use of the book of Genesis has thrown up. 1. The book is an edited collection of stories arranged to show how the history of the universe leads into the history […]
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