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Baptism and our common story
The Baptism of Jesus invites us to remember his place among us, with us, rather than the throne upon which we seek to seat him.
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Letting go of the old world
In the baptism of Jesus, we are invited into old debates about the nature of Jesus and baptism, but a bigger debate is right there.
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United in baptism—for Epiphany 1C
The Baptism of Our Lord connects us to Jesus and Jesus to the divine—a story, not just of theological importance, but of purpose.
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Baptism as new direction
The place of baptism for Christians is not so supposed to be seen as an entrance to a club, but an invitation to a way of being.
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Next—what comes after baptism
We always focus on the thing. And then, when it comes, our focus needs to shift. And we aren’t always thinking about what comes next.
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The Starting Place
We often approach baptism like an institution obsessed only with our own rules rather than as reflecting the dream of God.
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Who We Are—for Epiphany 1B
In the baptism of Jesus, we are invited to look beyond the origin story of Jesus and to the work he is called to do in the world.
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Baptism Redux (Epiphany 2A)
This week, we return to the baptism of Jesus. But we don’t stay there. We’ve got other things to deal with.