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This thing has feathers. (pinned post)
Tags: UncategorizedYeah, yeah, I misquoted Dickinson. (She wrote, “Hope is the thing with feathers,” not “Hope’s the thing…” But this is a meme I made a while back that isn’t really a meme because it’s not meming, but it does seem, unfortunately, to be evergreen: Feel free to use it if you like, though.
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The Second Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 5, Year A—June 7, 2026Track 1* Genesis 12:1-9Psalm 33:1-12Romans 4:13-25Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 *In the Episcopal Church, there are two “tracks” during Ordinary Time following Pentecost; each follows different readings from the Hebrew Scriptures and accompanying Psalms. You’ve gotta hear this song by Tara Vanflower: Talitha Koum. It’s a little…
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Happy Pride!
(The kids are alright) Detroit’s Pride festivities are this weekend, but the whole month celebrates the diversity of the LGBTQIA+ community. And I should note upfront that the subject of this blog post is not my area of expertise, so please fact-check. I was grading papers this week. One student, writing on the history and…
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It’s complicated.
Tags: art, Church Year, Lectionary, Revised Common Lectionary, Theological reflection, UncategorizedThe First Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday The image above is a popular iconographic depcition of the Holy Trinity, interpreting the three angelic visitors received by Abraham and Sarah as a representation of the Trinity. You can see many different versions of this image online: I googled it for you. Most people know the version…
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Remember the Point
Pentecost (Whitsunday), Year A—May 5, 2026 The lectionary is a choose-your-own adventure today. By way of explaining the enormous list above: It’s the custom in Easter for the first reading to be from Acts; the usual pattern for Sunday readings is (1) Hebrew Scriptures; (2) Psalm; (3) Epistle; and (4) Gospel. So that pattern can…
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Lyrics for the Run-off Hiss
May 18—IYKYK An old poem of mine, appropriate for today: Elaine Elizabeth BelzLYRICS FOR THE RUN-OFF HISS The birds were singing in your letter: figmentsof your drunkenness, perhaps; or else the nighthad finally succumbed to morning—Morningseems unreal in this real-life dream. In your half-lit last rite, even I can seethat rising sun, whose sudden rays…
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