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Between Easter 5 + 6 (Year A)
The struggle we have, entering into this particular gospel, is to recognize just how much context can reshape our vision of it.
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A Jesus Compass
The idea of needing to know what to do and where to go is so natural. This is why Jesus says we already know.
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The Way is Right in Front of Us
This week, we get a familiar example of the challenge of literalism. How we struggle to see the answer is in front of us.
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Place—preparing room for others
We like to be welcomed. But welcoming others takes effort. And between these two truths is what Jesus really wants.
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Between Easter 4 + 5 (Year A)
There is some serious material in the gospel narrative before we get to John 14 this week that informs what we’re reading.
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The tougher reading (Easter 4A)
Lectionary preachers have a challenge in Easter 4A. A choice between economics and safety. And none of it feels safe.
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A Shepherd and a Gate
In our reading, Jesus switches metaphors. From one we like to one that is more troubling. But it doesn’t have to be.
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Between Easter 3 + 4 (Year A)
What we need to know between weeks three and four of Easter is that we are revisiting a moment we started in Lent.