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I
am part of several Facebook discussion groups, follow a number of
blogs, and read a lot of political and religious websites on a daily
basis. And one thing I have gotten extremely tired of lately is the lack of civility. Folks
on several of the Facebook discussion groups I am part of ask questions
and then blast anyone who differs from their opinion.
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Parshat Eqev 5771
Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25
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I just returned from a 10 day vacation with my family. It was amazing, fun and restful. (I actually shared some of my trip in earlier posts.) We spent time with friends in Ohio then spent some adult time in Chicago. It was a blessing and a treat. We drove 1840 miles and visited 5 states. I know some people would consider being in a car with their family for 1840 miles in 10 days to be a nightmare – but we had a blast.
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Sometimes I’m up; sometimes I’m down. Sometimes I’m almost level to the ground. Sometimes I feel like a motherless child, a long way from home.
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Many of us have fears. They
are more common than most people believe. Common ones include: fear of flying, fear of speaking in public, fear of
heights, fear of dark, fear of intimacy, fear of death, fear of failure, fear
of rejection, fear of spiders, fear of flying, fear of water, fear of dogs,
etc. The list goes on and on.
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This fall LTSP begins offering courses at a distance in a collaborative effort with Lancaster Theological Seminary to give students - and potential seminarians - the opportunity to begin their seminary education at a distance rather than having to relocate to a seminary campus. (There's still time to register - learn more at Ltsp.edu/DLProgram.) This comes to mind as I reflect on the conference I attended last week sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, its 29th annual.
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My commentary on Genesis 45:1-15 for WorkingPreacher.org.
The story of Joseph's reunion with his brothers is among the most tender in the scriptures.
His own brothers hated him, (Genesis 37:4), and kidnapped him, (Genesis 37:23). They had even planned to murder him, (Genesis 37: 18ff). They "settled" for selling him into slavery, (Genesis 37:28), a possible if not likely death sentence.
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My commentary on 1 Kings 19:9-18 for WorkingPreacher.com.
Elijah has had a good run, literally and figuratively.
He has decimated Queen Jezebel's religious community by personally executing her four hundred prophets of Baal in 1 Kings 18:40. That he neither executed nor challenged her four hundred and fifty prophets of Asherah, (see verse 19ff), points to a broader acceptance of the Asherah tradition.
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My commentary on Genesis 32:22-31 from WorkingPreacher.com
In
Genesis 32, Jacob and his family have finally left the homestead of his
father-in-law Laban who is responsible for much of Jacob's present
circumstances:
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My commentary on Genesis 29:15-28 from WorkingPreacher.com.
This
is the story of the Mothers and Fathers of Israel and their
descendents, the people of Israel. Rebekah and Isaac have sent their son
Jacob to his mother's brother Laban, with instructions to marry one of
his daughters, (the as yet unnamed Leah and Rachel in Genesis
27:46-28:1).