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Being on the hook for good things
When Jesus declares the day of the Lord’s favor in the reading from Isaiah, he’s inviting us to share in the making of this reality.
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Between Epiphany 2 + 3 (Year C)
Before we find Jesus at the well with a woman, we should check out what the lectionary skipped over, which includes dueling baptists.
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Serving the best stuff—for Epiphany 2C
In the wedding feast at Cana, we see Jesus’s first miracle; but it is a curious one. It sets a tone for what kind of miracle-worker he is.
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Prudence is not as virtuous as generosity
There is a common perception that we be smart with money — and that poverty is evidence of stupidity. The real virtue is generosity.
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Between Epiphany 1 + 2 (Year C)
The awkward experience of realizing the “first miracle” of Jesus isn’t the first or most important thing Jesus did after his baptism.
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United in baptism—for Epiphany 1C
The Baptism of Our Lord connects us to Jesus and Jesus to the divine—a story, not just of theological importance, but of purpose.
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Baptism as new direction
The place of baptism for Christians is not so supposed to be seen as an entrance to a club, but an invitation to a way of being.
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Between Christmas and Epiphany (Year C)
As the lectionary brings us to the season after the epiphany, we find ourselves jumping from story to story—but there’s a theme.