discipleship
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A New World
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9 min read
The Transfiguration comes as a strange interlude. But its brevity reveals its true purpose is to reorient the disciples to their new journey.
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Beyond Baptism
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8 min read
In John 1:29-42, we have an alternative call story–one that opens up the possibility that Jesus came to offer different leadership.
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Vessels of divine love and grace
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9 min read
The Epiphany is not just the celebration of some dudes bringing presents. It’s the revelation that God’s grace is suitable for all of us.
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Not the Same Old Same Old
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10 min read
The season we often use to anticipate Christmas can be an invitation to both plan and dream, not only what’s possible, but what God will make possible.
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Between: Jumping past the passion to the crucifixion
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7 min read
The way we talk about the passion and crucifixion of Jesus leaves out half of the story. The half of the story that has the most meaning.
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Jesus and the Dishonest Questioners
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8 min read
When Jesus is confronted in Jerusalem by the Sadducees, they ask a convoluted question about the afterlife. So Jesus changes the conversation.