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Jeannie Babb

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Jeannie Babb is a student at the Sewanee: The University of the South, where she recently finished one master’s degree and began another. Jeannie’s idea of a perfect day includes a bike ride to a quiet beach with a book on women in ancient Christian literature or a translation of “On the Soul and Resurrection.” She writes poetry, fiction, magazine articles and a weekly newspaper column.

Sermons and Bible Studies

Bible Study: Proper 24 (B) – 2012

October 21, 2012

Job 38:1-7, (34-41) In today’s Old Testament reading, God responds to Job’s questions about suffering. The whirlwind (and other storms and natural phenomena) appear in scripture to signify theophany. The lectionary has only treated us to Job’s problem (Propers 22 and 23) and God’s response. We have been spared his friends’ lengthy attempts to justify […]

Bible Study: Proper 19 (B) – 2012

September 16, 2012

Proverbs 1:20-33 In this poem, wisdom is personified as a female prophet preaching in the streets. Her message is not delivered behind closed doors or reserved for a king or other privileged person, but is offered publicly to all. Her message is thus portrayed as common sense, not special knowledge revealed only to a few. […]

Bible Study: Proper 10 (B) – 2012

July 15, 2012

2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 These passages first describe David and his company taking the ark out of the home of Abinadab with great rejoicing, then state that God blessed the household of Obed-edom “because of the ark.” The change of household names alerts the careful reader (or listener) to a bit of lectionary sleight of […]

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