tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156597.post2343403992552584386..comments2023-06-19T06:58:03.102-04:00Comments on Rantings of the Faithful: Words and MistakesPastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03416847804704733797noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156597.post-70325077483513761432007-06-18T10:17:00.000-04:002007-06-18T10:17:00.000-04:00Well, she broke the jar and poured the ointment on...Well, she broke the jar and poured the ointment on his head...so, close.<BR/><BR/>Love the way this broke open in the discussion.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156597.post-1609211767189214432007-06-18T09:34:00.000-04:002007-06-18T09:34:00.000-04:00you made a mistake? no. if it makes you feel any b...you made a mistake? no. <BR/><BR/>if it makes you feel any better, i once preached a sermon based on the woman breaking an alabaster jar of ointment over jesus' head. i swear i read that somewhere...i swear.LittleMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06178617028863825445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156597.post-36365570558428466252007-06-18T08:54:00.000-04:002007-06-18T08:54:00.000-04:00That's a great story at the the end. The woman ca...That's a great story at the the end. The woman calling her a slut. I always think about boundary crossing in this case. The woman crossed the proscribed social lines. And the woman in your congregation might have crossed a line for some (perhaps even for herself). But it pushes me -- us maybe -- to think harder. <BR/><BR/>I've been thinking more about a health perspective on this passage, and I think that boundary crossing is it. There are people we still label as "sinners" for their behavior (which can be tied into a disease or ailment). Poverty often brings illness. Alienation often brings illness, too. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the story.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884802111662631464noreply@blogger.com