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The blessing passes from Abraham to Isaac to Esau to Jacob, and causes so much conflict, we ought to consider it isn’t a reward.
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The fall of Graham Platner and cynical politics is already shaping up to be a case of people learning the wrong lessons for the right reasons.
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The parable of the sower can feel like perfectionism: Goldilocks meets self-help. It isn’t about making ourselves ideal. It’s about becoming whole.
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Jesus creates distance to amplify and protect. This shouldn’t lead us to think Jesus is playing it safe, but that he has something to say.
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Scripture isn’t just a collection of things people are told to believe. They are narratives with characters and events for us to explore.
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Jesus sounds off on the people who aren’t getting with the program. Is this like our own complaints, or is it something else?
Make a New Normal
