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  • Winnow — sorting out what is worth keeping

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    December 2, 2025

    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.

    Faith
  • Giving in Love — Jesus’s Alternative to Fear

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    November 30, 2025

    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.

    Sermons
  • Apocalyptic Urgency—for Advent 1A

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    November 26, 2025

    Apocalyptic Urgency—for Advent 1A

    Jesus tells his followers to do something more than prepare: to feel an urgency, to be ready, for the need is urgent and ongoing.

    Faith
  • Left Behind — remembering the purpose

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    November 25, 2025

    Left Behind — remembering the purpose

    This week, Jesus offers an apocalyptic vision based in justice, not the rapture — a vision that brings hope for the real world.

    Faith
  • Modern Apocalypse — the Crucifixion and redeeming love

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    November 23, 2025

    Modern Apocalypse — the Crucifixion and redeeming love

    Seeing the cross at the end of the liturgical year is an apocalyptic vision. It reveals empire’s commitment to power and God’s to love.

    Sermons
  • Some meandering thoughts on  “elections have consequences.”

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    November 13, 2025

    Some meandering thoughts on “elections have consequences.”

    There’s a phrase that seems sensible. We say that elections have consequences, which is only half true, and deceptively not.

    Culture
  • To live in the love of God — for Proper 28C

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    November 12, 2025

    To live in the love of God — for Proper 28C

    In this challenging gospel, Jesus invites his followers to not just endure, but to keep up the purpose: living, loving, and being.

    Faith
  • Light — our invitation in the midst of darkness

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    November 11, 2025

    Light — our invitation in the midst of darkness

    As the season changes, we have an annual example in our world of what Jesus can teach us about both surviving and growing in faith.

    Faith
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