Good Friday Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.  Luke 23:34 In the classroom, I was known to begin each seminar with the following two questions: Where do we stand on understanding the author’s argument?  Does the author present us with any evidence to substantiate his/her point of view?  So it is, …

4 Epiphany Psalm 111; Deuteronomy 18:15–20; 1 Cor. 8:1–13; Mark 1:21–28 They were all amazed…He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.  Mk 1.27f This past week, I had a most interesting discussion around my dinner table with someone, about whom I would least likely have said, he believes in miracles.   But he …

3 Epiphany Psalm 62; Jonah 3:1–5,10; 1 Corinthians 7:29–31; Mark 1:14–20 Instead of citing a word from scripture, as is traditionally the case when clergy announce the thesis for homilies, sermons, and meditation, I begin today my meditation with a poem written by Arthur Campbell Ainger.  Ainger was born 4 July 1841 to a priest …