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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seeing the gaps in the lectionary. This week: the gap between Proper 21C and Proper 22C. The text: Luke 17:1-4. Context First things first. We are now many chapters passed when Jesus turned his face toward Jerusalem. This means we are getting far closer to arriving in Jerusalem than we are to those easy days…
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No Excuse Not to Love
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3 min read
We make lots of excuses not to love. They’re all trash. Every single one. Because Christians have no excuses to avoid loving other people.
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Between: those Lovers of Money
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11 min read
In just a few verses, Jesus ties us in knots and turns us into our enemies.
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Between: the Parable of the Prodigal Son(s)
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6 min read
A look at the gaps in the lectionary. This week: the gap between Proper 19C and Proper 20C. The text: Luke 15:11-32. You know this story. Even if you’ve never read it, you know it. It’s in your bones and in your imagination. Artists have mused with it. Writers have cribbed from it. Filmmakers have…
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Between: Luke 14:34-35
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6 min read
In Luke 14:34-35, Jesus uses an imperfect analogy about salt losing flavor. Often we’re too distracted by the analogy to get the point.
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Between: Luke 14:15-24
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8 min read
The conclusion of Jesus’s attending a dinner party in Luke explores God’s vision for humanity: an expanded guest list and a spirit of gratitude.