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Home – can we really not go home again?
The challenge of going home is not just that things will be different. It’s that things will feel different.
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Change: what does it take to like it?
It is hard to square a posture that leans away from change when the gospel itself is fundamentally about change.
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The divine beauty of planning a Thanksgiving dinner
Thanksgiving is all about the food. That is how must Americans experience Thanksgiving: by eating through it. There are three kinds of Thanksgiving dinners: Always the same. Changing or negotiating between families Eating out. The Same The menu is pretty static for most of us. Turkey and carbs. And for many, the experience is also…
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Repentance
We are already turning The word repent means to turn and go another way. In Mark, we see that repentance is the driver of Jesus’s ministry and the very mantle he takes up from John the Baptizer. It is also what Jesus demonstrates in Mark 8, when he rebukes Peter for getting between him and…
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Beyond the Ashes
For many, Ash Wednesday is a day of obligation. Others have no clue what it is. Its purpose is to open our hearts to change.
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Removing the greatest obstacle to change
It’s not just change. It’s about shifting the burden of responsibility and its the ones in power who make the call.
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It’s about change
In telling a parable about seeds and soil, Jesus invites us to transform our vision of the world from permanent division to open possibility.
