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Between Proper 12 + 13 (Year A)
In the gap in the lectionary, we skip over two essential stories which set up how we understand power moving forward.
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Seeking something new
The invitation to change—to be changed or to change the world around us—is both necessary and something we avoid.
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The Kingdom of Heaven is like…
a mustard seed, yeast, treasure, a pearl. Something valuable. But what IS it? That things can actually be better than this.
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Gathering Desires
Abundance and accumulation—when we deal with the desires to have something (even the Kingdom), the limit remains us.
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Between Proper 11 + 12 (Year A)
The gap in the lectionary this week tells of the telling of parables. Is it valuable to the reader? Well, probably not.
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Keeping the point the point
We have a tendency to focus on the negative. Thinking it’s what we’re supposed to do. It’s actually a distraction.
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I don’t want to see crosses in nature
Many of us pretend this symbol is both innocent and inspiring. That it isn’t political. But it always is—especially in nature.
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Addressing the false narrative of head versus heart
Jesus gives us a parable that compels us in ways that make us feel and think. What we choose to do with that is telling.