Make a New Normal

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.

Rejected—and the morality of rejecting in return

Oct 3, 2023

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1 min read

Rejection is a prime example of something we hate experience and seem to love doing to others. Even when we don’t want to.
Between Proper 21 + 22 (Year A)

Oct 2, 2023

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2 min read

The confrontations in the Temple continue. And understanding how they got there, and how that makes us feel, is essential.
Dealing with divine authority in the truthiness era

Sep 28, 2023

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6 min read

Digging into the confrontation over authority in this week’s gospel, we might make interesting connections with our own conversations.
Conflict and Trust—for Proper 21A

Sep 27, 2023

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2 min read

When Jesus is questioned about his authority, we are confronted with our own sense of it—and of trust, conflict, and how we are to each other.
Between Proper 20 + 21 (Year A)

Sep 25, 2023

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7 min read

We’re moving into teachings from within the midst of Holy Week. And it is important to give ourselves that context to understand them.
Yes, it really is all about the money

Sep 21, 2023

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5 min read

In a parable that draws our minds to fairness and merit, Jesus compels us to address how money affects our neighbors and neighborhoods.