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A Christian New Year
This first Sunday in Advent, we explore Jesus’s apocalyptic vision and what it says about the way we work through our present.
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Saintly Living
In the example of Christian saints, we have people who lived remarkable lives who point to our own capacity to live the exact same way.
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Hearing Mary Scold Jesus—for All Saints B
In the raising of Lazarus, we are encountering a story of the possible and the impossible, opening up what we see as each, or both.
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Serving in Faith
Jesus calls Bartimaeus to be a disciple at the time when the other disciples are struggling to see the purpose and the glory of God.
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Faith like manna
Deciding how to approach this week’s gospel requires a look into our process of discerning our work in the world.
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Learning from Bartimaeus—for Proper 25B
As Jesus approaches Jericho, he meets a blind man named Bartimaeus, who reveals the other side of discpleship.
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Disciple—on staying in school
In the church, we often use words like “follow” and “disciple” as if we understand that our job is to keep learning and growing.
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Follow—are we ever really ready?
Following a leader into the unknown is never an easy proposition. Following when death and the end of the movement is even harder.