Knowing The 2019 CHRN Crossover: Stephen King A brief overview of King’s work Our Carrie experiences Reading Our first periods / how things have changed since we were young Menstruation and the female grotesque Margaret White, Fundamentalism, and sexuality Tommy and Sue vs. Billy and Christine: Is redemption possible? Passing On A Person as a Lifetime…
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Damascus Road: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 14 April 2013
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 14 April 2013 (3rd Week of Easter, Year C) Acts 9:1-6, (7-20) • Psalm 30 • Revelation 5:11-14 • John 21:1-19 I suppose I could blame my own blindness with regards to Acts 9 on years of Sunday school lessons and sermons, on individualistic conversion stories modeled on Paul’s and my own tendency to neglect the…
Troy Maxson Goes to Heaven
I’ve enjoyed this semester, not least because, for the first time since 2004, I’ve been called on to teach a general survey of literature, in this case Emmanuel College’s English 200 class. The sort of class is not uncommon at small colleges: all students of all majors take it, and the instructor has a good…
The Witness and the Writer: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 18 April 2010
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 18 April 2009 (Third Sunday of Easter, Year C) Acts 9:1-6, (7-20) •Psalm 30 •Revelation 5:11-14 •John 21:1-19 I’ve been asked to preach not this Sunday (April 18) but next Sunday (April 25), so this reflection will be brief so that I can spend more time on the texts that…
Remembering and Understanding: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 4 April 2010
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 4 April 2010 (Easter Sunday, Year C) Acts 10:34-43 or Isaiah 65:17-25 • Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 • 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 or Acts 10:34-43 • John 20:1-18 or Luke 24:1-12 That I can remember, although I’ve likely preached over a hundred sermons, I’ve only preached one on Easter Sunday, and even though it happened…