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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This is bigger than tradition
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7 min read
For a gospel passage that lays the foundation for some big tradition, shouldn’t we take the context more seriously?
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Before they call him Messiah
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2 min read
This week’s gospel comes after a change of scope and an offering of signs. The context, as always, is key to the story.
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What does it mean to need saving?
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1 min read
There’s a way we talk about saving in the church; like its something we’re supposed to want but also totally don’t.
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Between Proper 15 + 16 (Year A)
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4 min read
Between the Canaanite woman and the messianic proclamation is more healing, confrontation, and the heart of the matter.
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Can Jesus defile with his words?
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4 min read
In one of the most controversial passages in the Bible, Jesus insults a woman asking for help. How we see this matters.
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A division we don’t see
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3 min read
Jesus is challenged by the Canaanite woman to see her daughter’s humanity—to learn something from her.