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On Literal and Metaphorical—for Proper 15B
This week’s gospel reflection is about how we take the meaning of an image, its linguistic challenge, and what we need to focus on.
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The game of not getting it
With following Jesus, the point is not to understand or to win, but to understand Jesus. To get what he is about and wants for us.
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Making him king—for Proper 12B
In this week’s reflection, we respond to the people’s reaction to a Jesus miracle: that they want to make Jesus a king by force.
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Feeding—meeting the needs of multitudes
Our own experience of the miracle feeding of the multitudes is often plagued by the skepticism that creates the need for it.
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Between Proper 11 + 12 (Year B)
Our gospel this week switches over to John 6, which tells the story we skipped in Mark 6. It’s just that this version is a little different.
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And we keep at it
In the pattern Jesus invites us into: work, rest, move: we get to see a life of opportunity, learning, growing, and ultimately becoming more alive.
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The Command to Rest—for Proper 11B
In our gospel this week (and next), we are reminded of the work and the rest; of the rhythm of a life spent with purpose, and Sabbath.
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Between Proper 10 + 11 (Year B)
In this week’s gap in the lectionary, we have a familiar story—that fleshes out the wider story more fully…if we read it in its context.