The solstice is past. Rejoice.
14 responses to “Abishag the Shunamite”
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Mary of Bethany? According to my mother I was the useless lazy one of the family. Guess what my middle name is?
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David and Abishag by Pedro Americo in 1879 Rio de Janeiro Museum of fine arts.I have a photo.
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I have just read a facinating book by Mark Davidson called “Becoming the Beloved” which places Abishag as the bride in the Song of Songs and as a wife of Solomon.
Eye opening, fantastic end time revelation. A must read!
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Sermon for RSCM Music Sunday
Here’s what I said on Sunday evening for the Royal School of Church Music – Music Sunday Massed Choirs Evensong Video available here. Just a few thoughts before our prayers – a few thoughts about what we are doing here tonight. I had it in mind to preach such simple things tonight. I was going…
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Sermon – Pigs Might Fly
Here’s the sermon that I preached on Sunday morning. (The video is also available on the Cathedral website). Because of the peculiarities of the clergy rota and the fact that we’ve had one or two special things going on like baptisms and hosting visiting preachers, it feels like a long time since I’ve been in…
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The Forum: Frikki Walker
Last Sunday the speaker at our Forum meeting was Frikki Walker, St Mary’s Director of Music. His forum was a tour de force and kept the audience entranced as he educated, opined and inspired us. Together we talked about favourite music, the composer he would most like to be locked into a church with, what…
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It’s Time
Just watch this video – there’s people and places that you may well recognise. I’m very pleased to be one of the faces in the video above, which has been produced by the Equality Network to galvanise the last months of the campaign for equal marriage in Scotland. Political leaders, celebrities, thinkers and so-called ordinary…
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