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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?
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“Peace to this house!”
Jesus sends the twelve out to bring his work out into the world through them. Sometimes we get stuck on when it doesn’t work.
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Shake it off — the gospel of Taylor Swift
There is a profound elegance to “Shake It Off”. It understands that our mindset and focus is where the real action is.
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Wanting to burn it all down
When followers of Jesus lose their way—then and now—what are we supposed to do? What is our work in the world?
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Disciple—keeping the learning going
We have a few different models for what a disciple is. But at it’s heart, the point of disciples is to follow.
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Afraid — fear of change is still fear
Over and over again, Jesus tells us to not be afraid. So why is it that we insist on using fear as a justification?