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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Reluctance and Commands—for Proper 25A
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2 min read
When Jesus tells the lawyer that loving God and our neighbor as ourselves is the greatest commandment, are we truly with him?
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Love isn’t really a suggestion
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1 min read
We find it easy to excuse retaliation or xenophobia as natural or necessary—an exception. But the rule is love. It is our command.
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Between Proper 24 + 25 (Year A)
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5 min read
This week, the lectionary skips over the confrontation with the Sadducees over Levirate Marriage. Another attempt to trap and discredit Jesus.
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How our limited imagination gets stuck on taxes
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5 min read
When asked about the Law and paying taxes, Jesus gives a response many are far too eager to see as supporting separation.
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The Idol Separation of Powers—for Proper 24A
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3 min read
In our reflection for this Sunday, we examine what it is we want this gospel to do and why. And why this misses Jesus’s mark for us.
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Why citizenship isn’t really the question
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1 min read
In asking Jesus about taxes, and whether it is right under the Law of Moses to pay them, we might miss what is really being asked here.