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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“Attack” is a strange word for protest
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11 min read
When the state makes enemies of protestors, it uses the language of violence as cover to use violence against them, to disempower them.
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Is the Political Divide in Mainline Churches Even Real?
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13 min read
Recent data shows the mainline clergy are more likely to be liberal than their congregations. We shouldn’t assume this is real. Or matters.
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Choosing and Faith—for Advent 4A
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2 min read
The Birth Story of Jesus is a big deal to Christians . . . except that Matthew gives us a story in passive focus, not on Jesus, but Joseph.
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Save — the promise, the expectation, the choice
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1 min read
The place of Joseph in the birth story, in the angel visitation, to the promise that is to come, is an invitation extended to us all.
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On Second-Guessing the Way—for Advent 3A
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3 min read
The encounter between John the Baptist’s followers and Jesus is instructive for us, helping relieve our own insecurities about faith.
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Soft — and the Comfort of the System
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2 min read
Jesus challenges the people’s expectations of power and our ways of confronting it. That our expectations don’t match our reality.