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Repent — the virtue of a second chance
There is a way we focus on what the word has come to mean to us, rather than what it means to Jesus — another chance at grace.
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How to kill a prophet — a king’s guide to assassination
As Jesus is warned of his coming execution, he reminds us who is responsible for the executing and why the problem is really on them.
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Killing Prophets and Other Imperialist Ideas
When Pharisees come to warn Jesus of the king’s plans, we are forced to confront our own sense of what this means and how to feel about it.
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These Pharisees are not good enough — for Lent 2C
As they come to warn Jesus of Herod’s intentions, Jesus sends them back with a message: he know the king’s murderous intentions.
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Is Jerusalem the only place a prophet isn’t safe?
Jesus describes Jerusalem as the city that kills its prophets, and it forces us to deal with the brutal nature of national power.
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To the glory of God
Exploring the temptation of power and the desire for control, we can see the ways we break community and our common purpose.
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We need to wrestle with the desire to control
In dealing with temptations of power, we are prone to understate what part control has in our lives, the desire to do what we want.
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A new Read With Me: Life After Doom
Join in the current Daring Read: Life After Doom by Brian McLaren, in which we explore what can come after the lowest point.
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