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Claude Mariottini on Roman Catholic Womenpriests
Dr. Claude Mariottini has recently linked to an interesting article on Roman Catholic Womenpriests. Go over to his blog to check it out. But, also to add a bit to the discussion, lay people are often somewhat surprised when I inform them that women were allowed to take the Nazirite vow in the Old Testament. …
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James McGrath has Piqued My Interest in the "The Human Spark"
James has just posted about a show on PBS called the “Human Spark.” It sounds very interesting. Here is one of James’ comments: The irony is that young-earth creationists adopt an anti-evolutionary stance for the most part because they feel that evolution threatens human uniqueness and dignity. And yet this show was all about human…
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Psalm 72 – The King Worthy of Homage
I wrote yesterday about how the lectionary obliterated a bit of beautiful imagery. It doesn’t do a great job with today’s response either, which is the middle-latter portion of Psalm 72. The focus of this part of the Psalm is upon the king who is worthy of homage and dominion in verses 8-11. Psalm 72:8-11…