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Persevere — How to Rejoice in the Prophetic Promise of Jesus
It was the promise that brought the crowds into the wilderness. It isn’t an obsessive attachment to certainty that unites us with true joy.
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On Second-Guessing the Way—for Advent 3A
The encounter between John the Baptist’s followers and Jesus is instructive for us, helping relieve our own insecurities about faith.
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Soft — and the Comfort of the System
Jesus challenges the people’s expectations of power and our ways of confronting it. That our expectations don’t match our reality.
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To Be Free We Must Give Up on Violence
The prophetic voices of Isaiah and John the Baptist reveal the limits of our obsession with power against the boundless purifying love of Jesus.
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The big mistake in how we talk about regulations
Most of our public discussions about regulations exist to erase them, rather than understand that they aren’t what’s in the way of progress.
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What’s their angle? —for Advent 2A
John the Baptist responds to the Pharisees and Sadducees with an incredulity we must notice. That it isn’t about defensiveness, but justice.
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Winnow — sorting out what is worth keeping
We have a variety of things we prioritize in our decision making. What the gospel focuses on is not utility, but a righteous present.
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Giving in Love — Jesus’s Alternative to Fear
As tempests swirl and hatred flows around us, Jesus reminds us that we already know the way to live, the way to be is to love generously.
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