Biblical Criticism

Palm Sunday is weird. I mean, even for Christians, Palm Sunday should be weird. In Luke, Jesus sets his face toward Jerusalem and we can almost hear the sigh of "let's do this" under his breath and the weirdness starts. We meet our hero in the midst of Chapter 19: 29 When he had come near

After a relative period of non-fiction, I have just picked up a copy of Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere, which is a long time coming, really. I have learned that I have to pace myself with interests. The reason is I tend to get obsessed with something and not let it go until I've burned myself out

For a recent meeting of St. Lydia's Leadership Table (basically, our vestry), I was asked to offer a reflection on the lectionary text of the week, Luke 4.16-24. Afterwards, I was asked if I'd write it up for St. Lydia's blog, if you'd like to read it. I swear a bit, so you know it's