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Reading scripture aloud in public is a shared experience. When lay readers reads aloud in church, they are engaging the congregation in the public reading of scripture. The reading is a live event. It happens in real time and space. It’s a shared experience between the reader, the congregation and scripture. There was another good…

Reading the Gospel of John 6: 35, 41-51 ‘Whoever eats of this bread will live forever’ This passage from John 6: 35, 41-51 is included in the revised common lectionary provided by the Vanderbilt Divinity Library. The text is from the NRSV. Hear a recording of this passage here Reading the Gospel aloud invites the…

  A news article caught my attention this past week: Parents Complain of ‘Religious Indoctrination’ After Video Shows Students Reciting Bible Verse That got my attention, but not for the reason you might think. First, no sensible person can really argue with the sentiments recited aloud by small children in a Texas public school: “Love…

Reading the Gospel of John 6:24-35 ‘I am the bread of life.’ This passage from John 6: 24-35 is included in the revised common lectionary provided by the Vanderbilt Divinity Library. The text is from the NRSV. You can hear a recording of this passage by the author here. Reading the Gospel aloud invites the…
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