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A Christmas Message
Many centuries ago, communities would gather to pray. They observed that the days grew shorter; the night was winning. Perhaps soon the day would disappear entirely. So people gathered during these long nights and they would pray for the light to come again. Long before Christ entered the world, these ancient people gathered because their…
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Too afraid to say it
Jesus’s exchange with Peter at the end of John is the most human, vulnerable moment in the gospels. And it is essential for us.
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The Trouble with Martyrdom
The place of martyrdom in Christian history complicates our sense of right and wrong. It makes us think outrage is the point.
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And he cured all of them
The time Jesus breaks the law to fulfill it. By healing people. Which shouldn’t be such a big deal. But totally is.
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For ever, for ever, for ever, for ever, they shall see God.
Teresa’s story reminds us of the challenge of power. And how Jesus invites us to flip it over. To seek righteousness.
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An Economics of Suffering
William Dwight Porter Bliss, Richard Theodore Ely, the pope, and Jesus give us a common vision for a more moral world. William Dwight Porter Bliss and Richard Theodore ElyLuke 16:19–31 I love this teaching from Jesus because it describes the problem so well. The problem being our general confusion about our place in the story.…
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Consequential
Dealing with a figure like Remigius can be its own challenge. In part because we confuse consequential for good.
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The Best in Christian Witness
The ministry of service, justice, and love has long been far less important to us than power, security and certainty.