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Between Epiphany 1 + 2 (Year C)
The awkward experience of realizing the “first miracle” of Jesus isn’t the first or most important thing Jesus did after his baptism.
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Letting go of the old world
In the baptism of Jesus, we are invited into old debates about the nature of Jesus and baptism, but a bigger debate is right there.
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Baptism as new direction
The place of baptism for Christians is not so supposed to be seen as an entrance to a club, but an invitation to a way of being.
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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.