Authority
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This week’s gospel wrestles with authority and identity in faith and politics, and thankfully, in Jesus, we have both teacher and messiah.
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As we celebrate the final Sunday of the church year, we engage with matters of kingship, authority, and why we get it all mixed up.
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The challenge of Christ the King Sunday is that we need to deconstruct the nature of kings and kingdoms and then tell it again.
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As Jesus’s conversation with Pontius Pilate unfolds, we see his bewilderment at what is going on, because kings must have power.
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The Bible expresses God’s constant opposition to kings and humanity’s constant desire for them anyway, regardless of the consequences.
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Campus protests around the plight of Palestinians are growing and the public is struggling with how to feel about the idea of protesting.