Tag Archives: Bible

The Dove Descends, the Spirit Soars

By Robin Bates | Published: January 12, 2014

The baptism of Jesus, like his birth, symbolizes a moment when divinity enters the world.

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I Have Found My Sheep that Was Lost

By Robin Bates | Published: September 15, 2013

Dickens draws on the parable of the lost sheep in shaping “David Copperfield.”

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A Time for Silence

By Robin Bates | Published: August 25, 2013

Silence can be a very powerful response to tragedy.

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The Deep (Not Scientific) Truth of Genesis

By Robin Bates | Published: June 16, 2013

The Book of Genesis, like poetry, captures truths inaccessible to science.

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Fiction Is Best Way to Tell God’s Story

By Robin Bates | Published: May 5, 2013

Story-truth superior to happening-truth, in war stories and in Bible.

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But the Greatest of These Is Love

By Robin Bates | Published: February 3, 2013

First Corinthians 13 may be St. Paul’s greatest poem.

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Toasting with the Wine of Cana

By Robin Bates | Published: January 20, 2013

Richard Wilbur cites the wedding of Cana in his own wedding toast.

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My Heart Leapt Up

By Robin Bates | Published: January 15, 2013

A rainbow sighting led to a discussion about how humans often turn to nature for guiding metaphors.

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Lamentation and Weeping in Newtown

By Robin Bates | Published: December 15, 2012

The Sandy Hook killings recall the Biblical massacre of the innocents, referenced in “Moby Dick.”

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