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Dust, dirt, soil
The ashes we use in Lent, to remember our place, are not generic. It isn’t proverbial. It is about our life and death.
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The Woman, Jesus, or the Well? (Lent 3A)
Finding a way into the story of the woman at the well isn’t usually a problem. Hearing the true generosity is harder.
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The woman and Jesus at the well
We often call this passage “the woman at the well,” almost as if Jesus isn’t even there, like he plays no part.
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Harvest — and timely engagement
The image Jesus often uses of “the harvest” is useful and, at times, disorienting. Here’s why it can really work.
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Between Lent 2 & 3 (Year A)
Between Nicodemus and the woman at the well is some teaching we don’t want and John the Baptist deferring even more.
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Night time as the right time
Jesus’s encounter with Nicodemus is a story rich with possibility, value-judgment, and expectations. Reading it that way helps.
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Living in Sin
The challenge for Nicodemus is obvious. The fear of being found out. Of course, this isn’t really his problem, but ours.
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Between Lent 1 & 2
Before we get John 3:16, we have the signs and the Temple and dealing with uncertainty, and a lot of questions.