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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When he breaks the rules—for Proper 18B
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2 min read
When Jesus heals the Syrophoenician woman, he is breaking a rule he never intended to break. What are those rules for us?
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Between Proper 17 + 18 (Year B)
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4 min read
Part of the challenge for preparing for this week’s gospel is that we’ll forget about last week’s. Let’s read them as going together.
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Abuse of Tradition
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5 min read
The thing about claiming tradition is that it is precisely that: a claim. That doesn’t make it real, right, or true. We’re for the status quo.
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Pure and good—for Proper 17B
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2 min read
How Jesus speaks to his interlocutors in this gospel can be troubling or exciting, but our focus must be what he is teaching his followers.
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On purity and getting the wrong idea
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3 min read
Evangelical purity culture promises an alternative world view without challenging our assumptions. Jesus goes after those very assumptions
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Between Proper 16 + 17 (Year B)
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4 min read
What were we up to before we spent all that time in a a different gospel? Here’s a recap of what we may have forgotten and where we’re going.