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An Opinion piece in yesterday’s Sunday NYTs, by psychologist David Desteno, identifies several practices that science could borrow from religion: What Science Can Learn From Religion. I like articles that explore the intersection of science and religion because I’m a big fan of both. A frontier exists between the two in the U.S. today, where…

Reading the Gospel of Luke 2:22-40 “…the inner thoughts of many will be revealed’ This passage from Luke 2: 22-40 is included in the revised common lectionary provided by the Vanderbilt Divinity Library. Hear a recording of this passage here. Reading the Gospel aloud invites the audience to experience human encounters with the divine as…

  As lay readers, we have a unique opportunity to experience the Bible. We generally think in terms of Bible study and “lessons” from the Bible. But as lay readers we read scripture aloud and so, I tend to focus on the experience of reading scripture aloud more than interpretation or meaning. The latter are…

  Merry Christmas everyone.  What a comfort it is to celebrate Christmas this year. It shouldn’t be a surprise to see so many opinion pieces about Christmas and Christianity in prominent media outlets online over the past few days – tis the season — but the number and the tone has surprised me. These articles…
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