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Return to the water
I grew up on the water. I feel a constant pull from it to return. Like a beacon, drawing me to it, wanting to be near it.
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The Lord’s Prayer (Proper 12C)
In this week’s gospel, the disciples ask Jesus how to pray. And he responds by giving them a prayer to pray.
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Indebted to sin
In teaching his disciples “The Lord’s Prayer,” Jesus reveals the relational vision of forgiveness; as an opportunity.
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Debt — the enemy of faith
Debt it is often treated as the neutral arbiter of balance. But it is the way we justify inequality, enslavement, and separation.
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So many options
The enemy of the good isn’t just the perfect. It is any attempt to avoid doing the work. And still changing our minds.
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I’m not preaching this week
I’m not in the pulpit this week. Because I’m on vacation. But preaching is going on anyway. Because we can’t help it.
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Mary and Martha (Proper 11C)
The story of Mary and Martha (Luke 10:38-42) is recognizable and feels simple because it provokes something in us so easily.
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