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A Messy Temple
In all of the order of the Temple, we struggle to see the mess underneath; why things need to change; and even what to do about it.
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Not everyone believes what they say
In civil debate, we worry about not taking the other person seriously enough. But sometimes they use that generosity against us.
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When Jesus starts a ruckus
What Jesus is up to in the Temple is distracting. But not nearly as much as our attempts to avoid dealing with his critiques of the Temple.
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To be citizens, not consumers of the Kin-dom
What is behind Jesus’s outrage at the Temple? And what does it means for us? It begins with how we see our part in the system.
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Money-Changers—making faith easier
We struggle to see why the money-changers in the gospel are a problem for Jesus. Because we don’t want to see the problem itself.
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Between the Second and Third Sunday of Lent (Year B)
The move to Jesus’s actions known as the “cleansing” of the Temple offer us different ways to see our conflict and his purpose.
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True Abundance
The return of temptation is a reminder of what our resistance to temptation is really about. Keeping faith in a life full of hope.
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