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Healing of the Ten (Proper 23C)
In this evocative story from the midst of the borderlands, Jesus places himself as a border-crosser and boundary-breaker.
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In the Borderlands
The borderlands are as much a character in the story this week as any of the people. What we make of that is essential.
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Mistakes — when there is no “wrong thing”
We can be so eager to punish mistakes — ours and the ones others make. But that doesn’t seem to be what Jesus is doing.
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Some Sayings of Jesus (Proper 22C)
In this collection of sayings, the most obvious teaching is the mustard seed. But there are different ways to approach this.
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The Faith We Struggle to Embody
Jesus offers several teachings that don’t seem related. But one thing that connects them is we don’t want to embody them.
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Size — hope and an aspirational faith
The parable of the mustard seed is a treasured teaching we seem woefully unable to embody. At least we wish we could.
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Outside or Inside
The difference between church outside and inside isn’t just the location or formality. It’s what we bring to it.
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No Act of Faith
It is no act of faith to deny Desmond Tutu’s daughter from presiding at her godfather’s funeral because she is married to a woman.