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St Bartholomew the Apostle

ANYONE hurrying to church on Sunday to hear what the Bible says about Bartholomew will be disappointed. Only one second-service lectionary reading mentions his name (Matthew 10.1-22).Poor Bartholomew. He is one of the Twelve,…

9th Sunday after Trinity

THE layout of this Gospel in the NRSV gives a clue to its message. I am grateful for the decision of the editors: it mattered to them to remind us that the words of Jesus in verse 53 are a quotation, from the prophet Micah…