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The Joy of Christmas
As we gather for Christmas Eve, we hear the story of the birth, the angels, and shepherds—and invited to hear that new things are in store.
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The Bigger Story
Our preparing for Christmas is often treated like setting up for the main event, rather than readying for a new way of being.
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Testifying to the Light
John the Baptist wrestles with the expectations others have. He isn’t the one they are waiting for. But he is helping them to see.
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We get to start somewhere
This week, we read about the beginning of the good news. Mark’s gospel is a story without an ending. It only ever begins.
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When everything changes
Beginning Advent with the Little Apocalypse inspires fear when we’d rather see joy—but reveals that we’re actually afraid of joy.
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We get to love like this
The challenge of loving like Jesus isn’t that we’ll do it wrong. It’s that we think it depends on our being a good person.
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Let’s talk about money
In the parable of the talents, Jesus invites us to see the destructive and dishonest truth of greed—and the truth of abundant grace.
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Out of Darkness
The odd nature of this parable invites us to dig deeper, not into what we think it says, but into what we already know about Jesus’s mission.