Faith
The search for meaning, purpose, and relationship. Our need for love compels us to seek it out, and when we find it, share it.
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The Mary and Martha story in Luke is so familiar. We make typologies of the characters. And often avoid its significance.
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The desire to take on everything and do it myself is so strong. But what if that is the heart of what is wrong?
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In the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus offers a picture of compassion and generosity, rather than self-protection.
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The question of inheritance is deceiving when it comes to faith. There’s something we’re trying to say without saying it.
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Jesus sends the twelve out to bring his work out into the world through them. Sometimes we get stuck on when it doesn’t work.
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The question is almost never Are the disciples right about this? It is almost always Why don’t they listen to Jesus?