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Like Sheep Without a Shepherd
Jesus’s images often have us looking in the opposite direction. Usually because we’re looking the wrong way.
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Brilliant light for dark times
One of the flaws in our thinking is that we see ourselves as needing to be condemned by the one who wouldn’t.
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In these fields
We often mistake the pursuit of justice as a problem. Then punish the justice seeker rather than extrajudicial violence.
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The Gospel Accessible
Thomas Gallaudet and Henry Winter Syle remind us to focus not on our impairments, but on the gospel itself.
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Granting every wish would make God a terrible father.
God isn’t about fuflilling wishes or looking to help people grow in power. Our purpose is more than selfish desire. But eager to say yes.Bernard | John 15:7–11 “If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.” These words are at…
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Fear
This weekend, our plumbing backed up. It was gross. And as new homeowners, it was also scary. The solution, in the end, was quite simple and easily fixed. The plumbers came out, opened a pipe in the backyard and snaked down toward the main sewer lines. There was little truly surprising about the experience, but…
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The Challenge of Having Something to Say
Alleviating division doesn’t mean we must accept evil as normal. That isn’t tolerance but an abdication of responsibility to others.
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The Transfiguration Again
The Transfiguration is a story about following, trusting, and becoming – in light of our confusion and fear.