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Christmas - wise MEN?!
Christmas - wise MEN?!
by Alison Walker
Christmas - have you ever heard of THREE wise MEN?! Overcomes the problem of too many male parts at Christmas by imagining that there were 3 women instead, correcting our misunderstandings of the magi as to their jobs, gifts, method of travel. Cas: Oh no, every year, I…
All Desires Known - Defender of the Helpless Collect
All Desires Known - Defender of the Helpless Collect
by SPCK - Janet Morley
DEFENDER OF THE HELPLESS Collect Matthew 2.13–18; 1 Corinthians 1.2–9 God of the dispossessed, defender of the helpless, you grieve with all the women who weep... Christmas 1 (A); Holy Innocents (ABC) Taken from All Desires Known by Janet Morley Published by SPCK
The Women's Bible Commentary - Rebekah the Trickster
The Women's Bible Commentary - Rebekah the Trickster
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Rebekah the Trickster In Genesis 27, the woman herself is the trickster who formulates the plan and succeeds, moving the men around her like chess pieces. Lest the reader think that here one finally encounters a more liberated woman, beware that again success is gained through th…
The Women's Bible Commentary - Genocide and More Rape in Times of War
The Women's Bible Commentary - Genocide and More Rape in Times of War
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Genocide and More Rape in Times of War When the other tribes realize what happened in Gibeah, they gather in Mizpah and ask the Levite: “Tell us, how did this criminal act come about?” (20:3). Identified as “the husband of the woman,” the Levite gives an answer that crucially mod…
The Women's Bible Commentary - Signs of the Judgment
The Women's Bible Commentary - Signs of the Judgment
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Signs of the Judgment The material in chapters 12–24 is an uneven mixture of dense allegories and sign actions interspersed with prose accounts of Israel’s history. The metaphorized women in chapters 16 and 23 will be the focus of our attention, but the women prophets in 13:17–23…
Meditation - Easter Day Year C
Meditation - Easter Day Year C
by David Middleton
Meditation – Easter Day Year C A glimmer of hope Luke 24: 1-12 I never imagined they would believe us, not for a minute. A handful of emotional, distraught women, mourning the loss of someone so dear. A harrowing weekend, two nights of lost sleep and a very early morning later, n…
Poem: Mary Magdalene
Poem: Mary Magdalene
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Mary Magdalene My name is Mary, common enough in my time to need to be identified by place, or family. Mine is such a name. They call me the Magdalene. People call me other names. Some claim I was a prostitute, perhaps because the town whose name I bear is famous for that t…
Poem: A strange new day
Poem: A strange new day
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: A strange new day This is the day when perfume remained unopened, spices were no longer needed, cloths and sponges were unused. This is the day when stone was no barrier, soldiers abandoned guard duty, grave clothes and tomb were empty. Continues... ©Marjorie Dobson
An empty cave, the stone removed