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Mercy as strategy and purpose
Rather than think of mercy as something we’re supposed to do when something happens, we cast it as a way of being in the world.
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Between Proper 18 + 19 (Year A)
While this week’s gospel may feel straightforward, how we get to it is essential. And like Peter, we may stumble into the right answer.
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Normalize Mercy
The challenge of stumbling into Matthew 18 without its context is that we get the point Jesus is trying to make completely backward.
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The Rules We Live By
We have lived under an experiment that our own rules matter more than the rules we all keep. An experiment that is fundamentally false.
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The Economy of Small Nothings
There are a thousand things in our lives we treat as if they are nothing. But the weight of carrying them all weighs on us regardless.
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Dealing with Sin
Jesus doesn’t offer us rules for shunning. He offers us an opportunity to reconnect and restore the community we break apart.
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Inquisitions are supposed to be rare—for Proper 18A
When helping people right their wrongs, it’s easy to find wrongs everywhere—and being the one to save them.
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Love—and dealing with the sin of others
Most of us don’t like talking to someone else about something they’ve done. We need to first figure out why we want to.
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