discipleship
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Keeping the Plot
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9 min read
What the Little Apocalypse of Mark reveals about following Jesus – and why we’re scared to learn the truth about ourselves.
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Rescuing Sainthood
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5 min read
I’ve been thinking a lot about saints. Partly because it is that time of year. And partly because I launched a podcast with the word Saints in the title. But more than anything, I’m focused on what we, you and I, think of sainthood. There isn’t one universal experience with the concept of sainthood, but…
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About Getting Mad
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7 min read
James and John expose how confusing the way of love is. They ignore the teaching, but so do the other disciples.
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Jesus Keeps Teaching
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8 min read
Jesus teaches about God’s dream for creation, even as those closest to him misunderstand. Even as we misunderstand.
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Without Fear and Longing
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3 min read
For SundaySixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Collect O God, because without you we are not able to please you, mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.Amen. Reading…
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Not Me. Us.
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7 min read
Jesus reorients us so we can see just how far we are from where we’re supposed to be headed. And that means changing focus.