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Tag Archives: identity
Tears and Gears
As the gears of the machine we’ve wired ourselves into grinds to a screeching halt This system which was fueled by sweat and creativity and occasionally lubricated by blood Whose thrums and hums we’ve synched the rhythm of our … Continue reading
Matthew 12: 46-50 Redefining Community
Matthew 12: 46-50 Parallel Mark 3: 31-35; Luke 8: 19-21 46 While he was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers were standing outside, wanting to speak to him.47 Someone told him, “Look, your mother and your … Continue reading
Matthew 11: 1-15 Jesus and John the Baptist: Identity, Time and Authority
Matthew 11: 1-15 Parallel Luke 7: 18-28 1 Now when Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and proclaim his message in their cities. 2 When John heard in prison what the Messiah … Continue reading
Exodus 34: Restoring the Covenant
Exodus 34: 1-10 The LORD Reclaims Identity Post Betrayal The LORD said to Moses, “Cut two tablets of stone like the former ones, and I will write on the tablets the words that were on the former tablets, which … Continue reading
Belonging
Growing up I wanted to be a part of the cool kids To sit at the right tables with all the beautiful people The pretty girls and the athletic guys who others wanted to be With the witty conversationalists and … Continue reading
Exodus 13- Sacrifice, Liturgy and Journey to Form a Chosen People
Exodus 13:1-16: Setting Aside Firstborn and Time in Remembrance The LORD said to Moses: 2 Consecrate to me all the firstborn; whatever is the first to open the womb among the Israelites, of human beings and animals, is mine. 3 … Continue reading
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Tagged Exodus, Exodus 13, Exodus journey, identity, Liturgy, Redemption, sacrifice, Wilderness
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Exodus 12: Passover, Departure and a New Identity
Exodus 12: 1-20 Time, Ritual and Eating as Acts of Identity The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt: 2 This month shall mark for you the beginning of months; it shall be the first month … Continue reading
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Tagged Boundary markers, Exodus, Exodus 12, identity, Maundy Thursday, Moses, Passover, Ten Plagues
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Exodus 6: God’s Response and Moses’ Heritage
Exodus 6: 1-13 A God Who Speaks and A People Unable to Hear Then the LORD said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh: Indeed, by a mighty hand he will let them go; by … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient Israel, Exodus, Exodus 6, genealogy, identity, Moses
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The Irrational Pieces of Our Identity: A Reflection on the Departure of the San Diego Chargers
Today I’m heartbroken. It isn’t for any particularly rational reason. Others today are worrying that they may lose their health coverage as congress continues its movement to repeal the ACA (Affordable Care Act known as Obamacare to its foes). Some … Continue reading
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Tagged identity, Los Angeles Chargers, NFL, San Diego, San Diego Chargers
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The Actor
I wear the costume and take my place upon the stage of the world Waiting for the moments when the spotlight shines my way Learning my role, rehearsing my lines, hiding in my mask Inhabiting an identity that fuses me … Continue reading