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Special Love
In seeking a special place among the disciples, James, John, and the disciples misunderstand an essential part of following Jesus.
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The problem is in ranking
The problem with James and John isn’t just hubris—but how they want to be better than their neighbors—and missing the point.
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We should not justify injustice—for Proper 24B
When James and John request a special place, they make the mistake of thinking they’re better. We must resist thinking they’re worse.
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Follow—are we ever really ready?
Following a leader into the unknown is never an easy proposition. Following when death and the end of the movement is even harder.
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Between Proper 23 + 24 (Year B)
In skipping over the third Passion prediction, the lectionary doesn’t help us connect the dots to the nature of the disciples’ error.
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The matter of faith
When a man asks Jesus for assurance of salvation, Jesus ties his desire of assurance to his wealth—a message that scares us, too.
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Breaking up with the money god
When we talk about the problem with money, we need to dig into why we can’t trust in money to solve all of our problems now.
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About the Money—for Proper 23B
The challenge of Jesus’s teaching with the pious young man is that Jesus condemns wealth in a way few Americans are willing to accept.
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