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Transfiguration leading down into Lent

February 24, 2025 Mark Brians

p/c Allesandro Bellone via unspalsh

Like Peter we finish-off the season which included Candlemas, the visit of the Magi, the Baptism of Jesus, the Wedding at Cana, and Jesus’ proclamation in the synagogue that he has come to proclaim good news to the poor and freedom to the captive, with awestruck desire to keep it going like this: “Let’s build three tabernacles…” (Matt 17:4). But keeping it going like this is not the answer. The tabernacle served for a season in God’s story to keep the glory (Ex. 25). But now we come to that moment where the glory must break-out (Is. 9:1-2, 58:8; Matt. 4:16). We can no longer be kept safe from its fiery burnings, from the living flame of love (Ex. 3:2-3; Song. 8:6; Is. 33:14).

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Tags Lent, Transfiguration, Epiphany, Peter, Weeping, Joy, Depths, Glory, Sorrow, Golgotha, Matthew 17:1, Mark 9, Luke 9

Our vigilance is nothing if it is not merry; Or, be like Gandalf

January 20, 2025 Mark Brians

There seems to be much talk today in the way of “vigilance, sobriety, alertness.” On every side sounds some call towards activism. We are come to the breaking of the epoch, it seems, and all around are horns sounding, calling us to action. Activism —of some ill-defined, generic and weary kind— has become our corporate steady-state. Uncountable for me are the number of recent sermons, essays, forms of punditry, videos, media posts of various kinds, etc. which begin along the lines of “it is important for us, in this moment to make sure we…” followed by some call to action…

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Tags Lord of the Rings, Gandalf, Denethor, Caleb, Spies, Numbers 13, Merriment, Vigilance, Joy

Against positive vibes

October 3, 2022 Mark Brians

There is something better than being positive, something better which being positive will in fact rob us of: being joyful.

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Tags Byung-Chul Han, Tolkien, Positive, Cult, James, Joy
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