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A Threat of Grace — The love exposed by the triumphal entry
The radical nature of Palm Sunday is best seen in its wider context, so that we can see that we already know what Jesus has come to do.
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To See and Know For Ourselves — for Palm Sunday
Our own experience of Palm Sunday invites us to witness again, with understanding and hope, that we might always trust in Jesus.
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A New Opportunity to Live With Grace
The encounter of the sighted man born blind with the Pharisees reminds us that the grace of God is something radically transcendent.
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The Disciples at the Well — for Lent 3A
The rebelliousness and transgressive character of Jesus is generous, inclusive. He knows he has access to the good water.
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Just a Little Bit Better — on the low bar of faith
In describing the path before them, Jesus offers metaphors of salt and light to inspire us, but the least we can do is not be total jerks.
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Salt — messy metaphor in an age of heart disease
When Jesus compares his followers to salt, it offers a complex note to the modern understanding of nutrition, health, life, how to be.
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Transcendent, Beautiful — the call to follow Jesus
Jesus calls disciples with metaphor; an invitation that draws them into something beyond themselves, their history, and even their understanding.
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On Second-Guessing the Way—for Advent 3A
The encounter between John the Baptist’s followers and Jesus is instructive for us, helping relieve our own insecurities about faith.