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Hope and Generosity
The strangeness of the Palm and the Passion is that they enter into a mystery we long for and refuse equally.
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Holy — a tension of royalty and humility
In Palm Sunday, we get the bittersweet realization that we’re not going to get to kill our enemies and assume power.
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Needing to Blame
Our response to decline is to blame someone or something for it. But changing our institutions is far more challenging.
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Being Mary
Mary anoints Jesus’s feet. Judas argues for the prudent use of resources. Why do we always side with Judas?
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Being faithful is not being cost-effective
The generous life Jesus invites us to live into isn’t about being prudent and cost-effective. It’s about scandalous generosity.
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Generosity—giving as an act of discipline
There’s an interesting thing that happens when we talk about opportunities to be generous. Something nags at our brains to ask: What if…?
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