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Love—and dealing with the sin of others
Most of us don’t like talking to someone else about something they’ve done. We need to first figure out why we want to.
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Messianic virtue
Jesus rejects Peter’s protection; not because it is wrong, but because it itself is a rejection of true messianic virtue.
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This is bigger than tradition
For a gospel passage that lays the foundation for some big tradition, shouldn’t we take the context more seriously?
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What does it mean to need saving?
There’s a way we talk about saving in the church; like its something we’re supposed to want but also totally don’t.
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Learning to love politics and religion
We love to say that politics and religion doesn’t mix, but religion is political by definition. They can’t be separated.
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Becoming Healthier Soil
The challenge of discipleship is not only becoming better or less bad. It is becoming self-aware enough to do either.
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Between Proper 9 + 10 (Year A)
The lectionary skips over teaching that essential: because it shows us how to understand what Jesus wants.
