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Blessed—the joy in being entrusted
The concept of blessing itself challenges our visions of what it means to be given something of real value, even trust.
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Beacons of Blessed Hope—for All Saints Day
In the Beatitudes, we are offered a vision of hope that is certainly unconventional, but it is purposeful. Blessing is for our common thriving.
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Blessed—and our eternal struggle with worth
The concept of blessing, as we’ve inherited it, has conflicting understandings. In changing our own focus, we change our approach.
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The Beatitudes (Epiphany 4A)
This famous list of blessings is both beloved and often ignored. Because it is challenging to our status quo.
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Blessings and Woes
In the sermon on the plain, Jesus offers a teaching that feels opposite to our expectations – to see what we’re missing.
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In My Backyard
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus pushes us to examine our place and our sense of community in an atomized and dysfunctional world.
