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Between Proper 29 + Advent 1 (Year A to B)
Moving from one Year A in the lectionary to Year B is a strangely smooth transition, as we continue to ruminate in difficult ideas.
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There’s quite a lot we can do
There imperative of the gospel forces us to deal with more than who we are; we are forced to examine our actions in everything we do.
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The Final Argument
The teaching at the end of Matthew 25 serves to remind Christians of our focus: not to our own interests, but in helping those around us.
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When? — The persistent existential question
“When did I do that?” — the self-interrogating question of who we are and who we imagine ourselves to be — is our eternal frustration.
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Between Proper 28 + Last (Year A)
We conclude the lectionary cycle this week with the stunning conclusion to the confrontational arc in Jerusalem: that should hit us as right.
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He punishes the one who is faithful
The challenge of teaching the parable of the talents is not just about how we see it, but about how we can miss what is right in front of us.
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The Cautionary Tale—for Proper 28A
This week we’re invited to reimagine the story we think we’re receiving—not as an invitation to do things, but to see what it begets.
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Usury—the enemy of trust
The concept of usury—the lending of money immorally, to exploit another—is widely condemned by religions. And practiced everywhere.