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Jesus’s visit to the temple is auspicious, amazing even. And it reveals much about where expectations will grow.
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In the presentation of Jesus at the temple, we have an encounter that reveals the extent of their imagination and of God’s.
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In proclaiming the year of the Lord’s favor, Jesus invites us to see, not an ideal future, but an actual, present command for life.
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Preaching on the preaching of Jesus requires we decide whether we are the subject or the agent or the observer and we are all three.
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When Jesus returns home, he heads to the synagogue where he reads from the scroll of Isaiah and makes everyone uncomfortable.
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When Jesus declares the day of the Lord’s favor in the reading from Isaiah, he’s inviting us to share in the making of this reality.
Make a New Normal
