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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Between Proper 29 + Advent 1 (Year A to B)
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3 min read
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
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5 min read
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
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2 min read
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
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1 min read
“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)
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3 min read
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
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4 min read
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.