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All the Saints (All Saints’ Day)
In celebrating the feast of All Saints’ Day, we are given a most challenging opportunity: to see ourselves differently.
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Shifting Perspective
Jesus invites his disciples to look beyond the power, the expectations, and the culture to see what God is doing.
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The Rich Man, Manager, God, and Wealth (Proper 20C)
In this week’s gospel, Jesus tells a parable about a rich man who is going to fire a manager. Of course there’s more to it.
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Faithful—doing right when everything seems wrong
The challenge of doing “right” is not so much in knowing, but in dealing with the sense of many rights. And which is most “good.”
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Deal with the hate or possessions? (Proper 18C)
How we approach this week’s gospel may depend on exactly the need we think most needs addressed. Either is just the start.
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Sell your possessions, and give alms. (Proper 14C)
The easiest and hardest teaching at the same time. Sell your stuff and give the money to the poor. Just like that.
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Myself — taking all of it on is not the point
The desire to take on everything and do it myself is so strong. But what if that is the heart of what is wrong?
