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Tag Archives: Psalm 29
Sermon: Sadly without unicorns
There have been many Christological interpretations of this psalm throughout history, and I am going to ignore all of them, except to say that an early mistranslation of ‘He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox’ had Sirion, another name for Mount Hermon on the border between Lebanon and Syria, skipping like a young unicorn. There were some wonderful interpretations of this psalm based on this mention of a unicorn, but sadly I must ignore them all, given that the unicorn was an ox. Continue reading
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Tagged Brene Brown, Gerard Manley Hopkins, gratitude, Monty Python, nature, Psalm 29, Trinity Sunday
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Reflection: Chaos and Creation
As Australians watching, we need to celebrate those striving for justice and condemn those fighting to overturn a democratic election. And we need to ensure that in our own country, we do the same; that as part of the Australian community we are on the side of love and justice. Because that is the side of God. Continue reading
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Tagged baptism, Baptism of Jesus, elections, Genesis 1:1-5, John the Baptist, Mark 1:4-11, Martin Luther King, Psalm 29, Raphael Warnock, USA, Year of Mark
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