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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.
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Wealth—how much is too much?
The challenge of wealth for people in the United States is that we’d rather fight about what it implies about the person rather than their behavior.