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The false scarcity of good soil
Jesus doesn’t give us a challenging teaching here. It’s straight-forward. But our brains do something weird with it.
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Becoming Healthier Soil
The challenge of discipleship is not only becoming better or less bad. It is becoming self-aware enough to do either.
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Growth—why we can’t seem to focus on outcomes
We think we want to grow. So why don’t we? Why can we be obsessed with the outcome and yet never achieve it?
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Between Proper 9 + 10 (Year A)
The lectionary skips over teaching that essential: because it shows us how to understand what Jesus wants.
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The misguided misanthropy of selfish expectations
The concept of expectations is fraught with dissatisfaction and frustration. Because we make life individualistic.
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Big City or Small Town
Where you live is not a sign that a size of community is better. Better to live in a way to make any community better.
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Training Spotify’s AI on the drive through Michigan
Why Spotify doesn’t play the stuff I want it to; just the stuff it “thinks” I want to hear. The personal fix is quite simple.
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When we can’t carry it anymore
Figuring out what to preach this week is hard enough. But when Jesus goes off on a whole generation, we should take note.