Tag: fasting
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An Easy Burden
Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 – 7/5/2026 – Sixth Sunday after Pentecost For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon’; the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Matthew 11:18-19 (NRSVue) Jesus famously promises in…
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The Duty to Feast
Psalm 89 – 6/26/2026 Happy are the people who know the festal shout, who walk, O Lord, in the light of your countenance. Psalm 89:15 (NRSVue) Today’s Psalm (specifically 89:15), as it is translated in the NRSVue, reminds me of something I read a couple of years ago in one of the Ancient Church orders,…
Dionysus on a Bike 