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Serving the best stuff—for Epiphany 2C
In the wedding feast at Cana, we see Jesus’s first miracle; but it is a curious one. It sets a tone for what kind of miracle-worker he is.
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Prudence is not as virtuous as generosity
There is a common perception that we be smart with money — and that poverty is evidence of stupidity. The real virtue is generosity.
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Between Epiphany 1 + 2 (Year C)
The awkward experience of realizing the “first miracle” of Jesus isn’t the first or most important thing Jesus did after his baptism.
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Baptism and our common story
The Baptism of Jesus invites us to remember his place among us, with us, rather than the throne upon which we seek to seat him.
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Letting go of the old world
In the baptism of Jesus, we are invited into old debates about the nature of Jesus and baptism, but a bigger debate is right there.
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United in baptism—for Epiphany 1C
The Baptism of Our Lord connects us to Jesus and Jesus to the divine—a story, not just of theological importance, but of purpose.
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Baptism as new direction
The place of baptism for Christians is not so supposed to be seen as an entrance to a club, but an invitation to a way of being.
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Between Christmas and Epiphany (Year C)
As the lectionary brings us to the season after the epiphany, we find ourselves jumping from story to story—but there’s a theme.
