tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000099882036439213.post963044642280403323..comments2009-11-10T09:15:54.933-06:00Comments on Theolog: Blogging toward Sunday: Two widows, true to typeSteve Thorngatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06010733362797501049noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000099882036439213.post-90752061214563661642009-11-10T09:15:55.079-06:002009-11-10T09:15:55.079-06:00Your points here triggered a sermon on Poverty Cen...Your points here triggered a sermon on Poverty Centered Love. <br /><br />Blessings,<br />Ed CampbellEd Campbellhttp://www.familysgrace.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000099882036439213.post-16805328841786174092009-11-07T14:22:13.919-06:002009-11-07T14:22:13.919-06:00I love the subliminal symmetry by which we find pa...I love the subliminal symmetry by which we find parallels in Jesus' life and this story:<br />1. Jesus' sacrifice and the widow before the "institution" of organized religion.<br />2. Giving all you have as part of the great command, Jesus' life, and the widow's mite.<br />Thank you for your insight.<br />--Pastor Ed Powell, Midlothian, VAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000099882036439213.post-77988589115084279982009-11-05T08:31:09.000-06:002009-11-05T08:31:09.000-06:00Two comments:
1) If you follow the UM lectionary,...Two comments:<br /><br />1) If you follow the UM lectionary, then you get Ruth paired with the Mark text. Pretty rich intersections there, on what lessons we can learn from widows. <br /><br />2) Your Mark-as-movie take is interesting. A couple of years ago I wrote a video for our annual conference which depicted The Widow's Mite as a two-minute, silent film. Pretty effective!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000099882036439213.post-59178075610456240322009-11-03T20:01:59.388-06:002009-11-03T20:01:59.388-06:00Amen, sister! Your typological interpretation seem...Amen, sister! Your typological interpretation seems so on target both contextually and Christologically.Kelly Bedardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17941680925933768185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000099882036439213.post-63780619293164349542009-11-02T22:07:22.663-06:002009-11-02T22:07:22.663-06:00Kathy,
Thanks for this wonderful offering, so help...Kathy,<br />Thanks for this wonderful offering, so helpful, so wise, so concise! I am so glad you are offering periodic reflections on upcoming lectionary readings. Thanks for your ongoing work to teach all of us!<br />Peter Carey+Peter Carey+http://santospopsicles.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com