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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…

Articles that attempt to deconstruct, analyze and explain faith and religion in purely scientific terms always remind me of academic studies that attempt to explain why a particular joke is funny. With a joke, you usually either get it or you don’t. Reverse engineering a joke is so detached from the actual experience of humor…

A great article by Jonathan Merritt in the New York Times this past Sunday: It’s Getting Harder to Talk About God.  This is the kind of article I really enjoy reading. After growing  up in his faith and receiving higher education at religious institutions, the author moved to New York City (a detail which I…

Reading the Gospel of John ‘This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world.’ This passage from John 6:1-29 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 here Reading the Gospel aloud invites…

Reading the Gospel of Mark 6:14-29 “…and yet he liked to listen to him…” The reading of Mark 6:14-29 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 here. Reading the Gospel aloud invites the audience to…

Rich Cohen, posted what I thought was a nice article in the New York Times, Where does Rabbi Voice Come From? He identifies a common speech pattern and tone among Rabbis he’s known and calls it “Rabbi Voice.” He sets out to research its origin. He describes the “voice” as he hears it and links…

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