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Press on to the mountain-top

Posted on February 22, 2020 by Chris Arnold

Sermon for Last Sunday after the Epiphany There is a compelling line in today’s epistle reading, in the portion from St. Paul’s letter to the church in Philippi. Sometimes a reading will leave you with a sentence or a phrase that rings like a bell and won’t let go of your attention. There are actually…

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My MA thesis on footwashing

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Chris Arnold

These days, we associate footwashing with Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday services. It turns out to be a fairly new practice, at least at the parish level. In 2010 I graduated from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA, with a MA in Liturgical Studies. My thesis was entitled “Footwashing in the Western Christian Liturgy…

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Moroccan red lentil soup

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Chris Arnold

This is one of our favorites, and in the colder half of the year I’ll make this every other week. It’s easy. It’s nutritious. It can be vegan (if you skip the yogurt at the end, and the honey, depending on how your veganism takes form). But it’s also possible for it to be quite…

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Barley Wine Soup

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Chris Arnold

This is a pun. Barleywine is a kind of very strong beer. This soup has barley in it, but also wine. It’s good to reduce this to a pretty thick stew. I gather that I first made this 5 years ago when I still lived in Kansas. A mirepoix of 2 onions, diced 1 carrots,…

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Midwinter Leek, Lemon, and Barley soup

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Chris Arnold

Here’s one for the sunny but cold days in the middle of winter. The barley and mushroom should give it a good winter earthiness. The lemon, leek, and garlic should give it a sunshine-y brightness. As spring gets closer, try it with peas and/or asparagus. 2 leeks, white parts and a little of the green,…

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