Faith
The search for meaning, purpose, and relationship. Our need for love compels us to seek it out, and when we find it, share it.
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Some scribes judge Jesus as speaking rightly — after trying to trap him. And why Jesus takes his criticism of them to the next level.
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Why does Jesus tell the disciples to buy swords?
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8 min read
Does Jesus really suggest we bear arms in Luke 22:35-38? The answer is no. But that doesn’t make the passage any less confusing.
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A look at the gaps in the lectionary. This week: the gap between Proper 26C and Proper 27C. The text: Luke 19:11-20:26. For those who may have transferred All Saints to Sunday, the story from Proper 26C is Luke 19:1-10—the one in which Zacchaeus climbs a tree. For the congregation, this is a capstone on…
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In Luke 17:20-37, Jesus gives a terrifying warning about the future. Here’s why we so often miss the point. We all take him literally.
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Working to End the Death Penalty
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4 min read
Jesus was killed by the death penalty. My neighbors, the ones left to do the country’s dirty work, are bearing our burden.
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A parable of white privilege and black suffering
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A retelling of Luke 17:1-10 A Parable “There was a black man sitting in his home, watching TV. An off duty police officer, who was white, broke into his home and shot him in the chest. At her murder trial, the man’s brother was invited to testify. Everyone in the courtroom expected the younger brother…