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By crone.us, 6 February, 2026

First Sunday in Lent

Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7

I am not putting much here, just a note for next time we cycle to this passage: a few weeks ago I bemoaned Paul's coming to the Corinthians without wisdom, knowing only Christ crucified - and below, I am going to talk about how we are back to the clever arguments that I so enjoy.  Ironic, then, to also be contemplating this passage at the same time, which explicitly decries worldly knowledge!

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By crone.us, 11 January, 2026

Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany

Micah 6:1-8

It is a strange turn, God setting the mountains and the hills in judgement against his people.  And what is the case against them?  Moses.  Oh, and Aaron and Miriam, and Balaam.  What is the defense of the people?  Sacrifices?

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By crone.us, 11 January, 2026

A little experiment

Over the holidays I wrote three... let's call them "devotionals" for my church family at Orange UMC, Chapel Hill NC.  It had been a long time since I have written for general consumption, and it was a nice reminder that I really do enjoy writing.  In this era of large language models - which, to be frank, are paying my bills, so I'm not complaining - I enjoyed writing entirely as a human during this exercise.

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