NEW! “Pharaoh Moses” Draft Screenplay
Did biblical history have to turn out the way it has come down to us in the Bible? Did the characters of the Bible have free will to make other choices, could their lives have taken different paths, even within God’s plans for salvation? How did the personality quirks – even flaws – in many […]
About Time
Partial Draft of an Unpublished Article, August 30, 2017 About Time by the Rev. Rhonda J. Rubinson Note: The following material consists of preliminary material for a long essay, or perhaps a book, on the nature of time in the Bible. It is published here for the first time. This is a true story. And […]
Be Known to us Lord Jesus, in the Breaking of the Bread
“Be Known to us, Lord Jesus, in the Breaking of the Bread” Homily Delivered by the Rev. Rhonda J. Rubinson, priest-in-charge Church of the Intercession, NYC May 30, 2017 Text: Luke 24:13-35 In the name of God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. Please keep the gospel you just heard – the story of Jesus […]
Adventures in Cooking with Mother Rhonda
Coming Soon!! Here are a few sample chapters! (You’re welcome!) Adventures in Cooking with Mother Rhonda Welcome to our new Reality Writing Series!! You all know that I am an indifferent and occasionally lethal cook. But this past week has been unusually spectacular in the kitchen, even for me. So I am taking a […]
Noodged by Grace
Published in the Episcopal New Yorker (Spring 2016) page 24 “Noodged” by Grace By the Rev. Rhonda Joy Rubinson Priest-in-charge, Church of the Intercession, Manhattan Something – or somebody – was nudging me. Well not “nudging” me, exactly – more like “noodging” me, “noodging” being the Yiddishkeit expression for “bugging” or “nagging.” I didn’t know what […]
Mary as Mom
Published in the Episcopal New Yorker (Winter 2013) with illustration, page 5 Mother Mary as Mom: Hints in the Gospels on How Mary Parented Jesus by the Rev. Rhonda J. Rubinson There are precious few interactions between Jesus and his biological family recorded in the Gospels, and the ones that we do have are generally […]
