discipleship
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To See and Know For Ourselves — for Palm Sunday
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2 min read
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
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7 min read
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
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2 min read
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
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9 min read
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
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1 min read
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
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9 min read
Jesus calls disciples with metaphor; an invitation that draws them into something beyond themselves, their history, and even their understanding.