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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Preaching a deeper, more connected faith
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5 min read
For most US Christians, John 6:56-69 is convicting us of our own passions, desires, and expectations for what faith is supposed to be.
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How Jesus Saves—for Proper 16B
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2 min read
In the Bread of Life Discourse, Jesus offers a challenging word that winnows his followers. What does this tell us about ourselves?
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On the challenge (and hope) in following Jesus
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1 min read
It isn’t easy to follow Jesus. He pushes his followers away when they are focused on their own stuff. How do we embrace the challenge?
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Between Proper 15 + 16 (Year B)
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3 min read
The ongoing themes in John 6 are easy to miss when we focus on the image Jesus offers of the bread of life. Here’s what we might miss.
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Unlocking the bigger picture
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5 min read
There’s a paradox in understanding other people—to being open to hear them and in their words not telling the whole story to us.
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On Literal and Metaphorical—for Proper 15B
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2 min read
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.