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Righteous as a dirty word
There is nothing wrong with doing right. Or with being confident that we are right. We shouldn’t think we are righteous.
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A life of more yes and more no
Contradictory advice abounds. You really need to say “no” more. / You really need to say “yes” more. Actually, it’s both.
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Is there any faith?
Jesus tells stories that engage our assumptions; and drive us to consider what it is that we’re really avoiding.
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The challenge of a flexible schedule
Keeping a flexible schedule is really convenient, but it requires heavy personal effort to maintain boundaries.
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The Widow and Unjust Judge (Proper 24C)
Jesus tells a parable about persistence in the midst of fear and oppression. A story, not only of angst, but of hope.
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Keeping Faith Today
This parable about persistence reveals that the point isn’t to always work hard. The point is that faith can demand it.
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Persistence as an act of resistance
We often isolate the need to persist from the experience of oppression. But it is the demand for justice that fuels it.

