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Everything we love
It takes a leap, not certainty. A risk. Being wrong. Being changed. Growing. This is the character of our entire faith.
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The selective character of calling this a new precedent
When we establish a precedent, we are choosing to follow a certain path. We like to pretend that none of this is our choice.
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Grammar rules and grammar suggestions
We want the rules of grammar to be fixed. They are not. Like everything in life, our desire for certainty is compromised by life itself.
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This is bigger than tradition
For a gospel passage that lays the foundation for some big tradition, shouldn’t we take the context more seriously?
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Before they call him Messiah
This week’s gospel comes after a change of scope and an offering of signs. The context, as always, is key to the story.
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What does it mean to need saving?
There’s a way we talk about saving in the church; like its something we’re supposed to want but also totally don’t.
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Between Proper 15 + 16 (Year A)
Between the Canaanite woman and the messianic proclamation is more healing, confrontation, and the heart of the matter.
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The Difference of Otherworldly Love
The controversial moment, when Jesus seems to insult a Canaanite woman may be our most important opportunity to learn.
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