discipleship
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Why we’re afraid to listen
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9 min read
In proclaiming the year of the Lord’s favor, Jesus invites us to see, not an ideal future, but an actual, present command for life.
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Being on the hook for good things
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1 min read
When Jesus declares the day of the Lord’s favor in the reading from Isaiah, he’s inviting us to share in the making of this reality.
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Graced to see grace
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9 min read
It is the servants who witness the miracle, not the guests. The ones who are invited to do the work, to participate in sharing God’s grace.
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Between Epiphany 1 + 2 (Year C)
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3 min read
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
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4 min read
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
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1 min read
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.