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What does it mean to need saving?
There’s a way we talk about saving in the church; like its something we’re supposed to want but also totally don’t.
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Between Proper 15 + 16 (Year A)
Between the Canaanite woman and the messianic proclamation is more healing, confrontation, and the heart of the matter.
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The Difference of Otherworldly Love
The controversial moment, when Jesus seems to insult a Canaanite woman may be our most important opportunity to learn.
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A ridiculously bold prediction
We like to think important things are priceless. And incredibly expensive. And that maybe we can’t have them at all.
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“There’s nothing we can do”
We often feel trapped; not knowing what to do. Like we have no options. When we’re really shutting the door to them.
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Can Jesus defile with his words?
In one of the most controversial passages in the Bible, Jesus insults a woman asking for help. How we see this matters.
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A division we don’t see
Jesus is challenged by the Canaanite woman to see her daughter’s humanity—to learn something from her.
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Borderlands—there are people who live between our worlds
We often think about borders as a line, dividing two places, but our borders are places, too. And they are inhabited.