Tag Archives: Jesus

The Least of These

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Robin Dillon

In the last week I have read many articles and commentaries about the sexual abuse scandal at Penn State University. The acts committed by former defensive football coach Jerry Sandusky are horrific and unconscionable. He preyed on the vulnerability of … Continue reading →

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Credo

Posted on May 9, 2009 by Robin Dillon

I have had some busy days since my last post, but the good news is that the Systematic Theology paper is history! Writing a 25 page paper in which one constructs a comprehensive, cohesive and consistent credo is no easy … Continue reading →

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Entombment

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Robin Dillon

Easter was a great day! We had two wonderful services at Smithville with a lovely breakfast in between … and that is no small matter in a little country church with no kitchen! But the church folks pulled out all … Continue reading →

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Coming into the Light

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Robin Dillon

As I sit here this morning making the final preparations for the Easter Sunday worship services at Smithville United Methodist Church, I am finally coming into the light. All week I had been having difficulty working on my two Resurrection … Continue reading →

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Experience the Darkness

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Robin Dillon

This morning I received an e-mail forward from Cordelia. It was an electronic meditation written by Barbara Cawthorne Crafton, a retired Episcopal priest who started these “Almost Daily eMos” as a way to provide her parishioners with a meditation they … Continue reading →

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Rain on the Parade and “Live the Lament”

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Robin Dillon

Holy Week has begun. It is the busiest week on the church calendar with many services of remembrance of Jesus’ journey to the cross. Yesterday was Palm Sunday, a day marking Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem – that place where he … Continue reading →

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Fringes: A Story of Brokenness and Wholeness

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Robin Dillon

Thanks to all of my friends and family who prayed for the people of El Salvador and their presidential elections last Sunday. Mauricio Funes, the FMLN candidate, won this historic election and the Salvadoran people believe a new “hope is … Continue reading →

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