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We’re familiar with the phrase “comparing apples and oranges”. The problem with the phrase is that most of the time we aren’t trying to classify all the apples or all the oranges: we’re trying to classify fruit. Which means we think the difference between them doesn’t matter. But when “fruit” is defined as “red”, crisp…
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The Power Inside
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7 min read
We read a gospel filled with Jesus’s surprising power. In what ways do we continue to be surprised by that power? Jesus and the incredible possibleProper 9B | Mark 6:1-13 This morning’s gospel has two parts. Two parts that go together. And these two parts fit into an ongoing story. A story that isn’t just…
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A belief or believing?
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3 min read
Belief isn’t the same thing as a belief. A belief is a concept. It also happens to be a concept that we may trust is true. Belief is an act. Perhaps it is that act of trusting in the truth of a concept we refer to as a belief. But it doesn’t have to be.…
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Limits of Power / Limits of Belief
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2 min read
For SundaySixth Sunday after Pentecost Collect O God, you have taught us to keep all your commandments by loving you and our neighbor: Grant us the grace of your Holy Spirit, that we may be devoted to you with our whole heart, and united to one another with pure affection; through Jesus Christ our Lord,…
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It’s too early to be ready
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6 min read
I’m frustrated by the pressure to pretend the pandemic is over. As if we are done. There is still much more to do.
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Extraordinary Power
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7 min read
In the gospel of Mark, we get a series of stories which reveal Jesus’s true power. Which far exceeds everyone’s expectations.
Make a New Normal
