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Who wants a King? – the seduction of power
The challenge of crowning Jesus as king is that he doesn’t want the title. There’s a problem, too, with insisting it.
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Talking About Devastation (Proper 28C)
In Temple destruction and community division, Jesus paints a frightening picture with the reminder to not fear it.
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Beyond a Temple
We hear Jesus talk about division and the destruction of the Temple with a sense of fear while he offers hope.
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Testify—having the words to say
In the midst of talking about persecution, Jesus offers a kind of better-said-than-done bit of optimism.
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Between: From one tax collector to another
The lectionary goes from a parable about a tax collector to a real-life one. What’s between these stories fleshes it out.
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All the Saints (All Saints’ Day)
In celebrating the feast of All Saints’ Day, we are given a most challenging opportunity: to see ourselves differently.
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So many husbands (Proper 27C)
The famous question from the Sadducees to Jesus about the resurrection is particularly haunting to modern Christians.
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Hallow—consecrating the normal
Hallow isn’t a word we ever really use. We encounter it sometimes in church and that’s about it. But it is amazing.