Tag: Advent
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Advent 2022: Week One, Tuesday, 2 Peter 1:12-21
Peter references his personal experiences with Jesus in reminding the community of the power of God’s prophetic promises. 12. I intend to always remind you about these things, although you already know it and have been confirmed in the truth presented to you. 13. But I consider, in so far as I am in this […]
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Advent 2022: Week One, Monday, 2 Peter 1:1-11
I often translate sections of selected Advent readings. This year I chose the daily readings from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office, year two. Be advised, this is not year two. If I were following strictly, I would be translating different texts. However, it was only about five years ago or so that I […]
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Advent 2020: 2 Thessalonians 2:13-3:5
During the season of Advent, I am translating from Greek to English the weekday epistle readings out of the Daily Lectionary of the Book of Common Prayer. Friday, 11 December 2020 2 Thessalonians 2:13-3: The Text 13. We owe it to God to give thanks always for you beloved brothers and sisters in the Lord. […]
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Psalm 72:1-8 Advent Two: A Meditation
The readings for the second week of advent (Year A, 2019) have a theme of the rule of the future Davidic king bringing peace and harmony to the world: Romans 15 speaks to the scope of this reign as over the Jews and Gentiles, Matthew 3 is the summary of John the Baptist’s preaching in […]