Emphasis Contributors
Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - B
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David Kalas
I was a young man and fairly new to the ministry. I was feeling stung by some criticism that I had received, and so I was talking to my parents about it because they knew the person involved. And along the way, my mother said to me, “Well, you’ve got to consider the source.”
At that point, I had not previously heard that particular idiomatic expression of wisdom, and so I asked my mom what she meant. And then she went on to explain that what is said needs to be heard and interpreted within the context of who said it. Did it come from someone who is expert in the field, or is it just a case of Monday morning quarterbacking? Is the newspaper column a truly thoughtful editorial, or is it just a predetermined conclusion about an issue or candidate? Did the complaint come from...
At that point, I had not previously heard that particular idiomatic expression of wisdom, and so I asked my mom what she meant. And then she went on to explain that what is said needs to be heard and interpreted within the context of who said it. Did it come from someone who is expert in the field, or is it just a case of Monday morning quarterbacking? Is the newspaper column a truly thoughtful editorial, or is it just a predetermined conclusion about an issue or candidate? Did the complaint come from...
Frank Ramirez
Bonnie Bates
Mark Ellingsen
Bill Thomas
Song of Solomon 2:8-13
Is there any better-known love story than that of Romeo and Juliet? William Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet around 1596 and it was published not long after that. In Act 2, Scene 2 Juliet says, “My bounty is as boundless as the seas, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, the more I have, for both are infinite.” Juliet experiences love as a kind of freedom; her love is “boundless” and “infinite.” Her experience of love is real and has physical overtones. Shakespeare’s portrayal of love, though tragic, is one that is decent and wholesome.
Solomon, in a real way, describes the aspects of love in the book Song of Solomon. In this book, though controversial among some biblical scholars, the second chapter is a...
Is there any better-known love story than that of Romeo and Juliet? William Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet around 1596 and it was published not long after that. In Act 2, Scene 2 Juliet says, “My bounty is as boundless as the seas, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, the more I have, for both are infinite.” Juliet experiences love as a kind of freedom; her love is “boundless” and “infinite.” Her experience of love is real and has physical overtones. Shakespeare’s portrayal of love, though tragic, is one that is decent and wholesome.
Solomon, in a real way, describes the aspects of love in the book Song of Solomon. In this book, though controversial among some biblical scholars, the second chapter is a...
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