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Being on the hook for good things
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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Even more talk of changing the world
Wrestling a sermon for Sunday about the visit with Elizabeth and Magnificat point to a political truth about Mary’s place in the story.
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Becoming Great
As we continue to explore God’s challenge to our desires for power, we add Jesus’s invitation to compare God’s dreams to our own behavior.
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Dreams are too important for your skepticism
We treat dreams as optional rather than vital and skepticism like something virtuous and real. This arrangement reinforces failure.
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Sanctified in the truth
Many Christians struggle with the word “sanctified”. Because it seem presumptuous. And we don’t know how to feel about it.
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Being a hospitable host for growth
We are partners with God in bringing the dream into reality. Which means a lot of our work is about being a good host for the good work.
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Living the Dream
In our rush to live in a just world, we may find ourselves preventing the very means of making things just — that we are called to this.
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Waking Up
I wake up when by body wakes me. I get out of bed because I have obligations. I fulfill my obligations because I value being a person who works hard. I work hard because I want to accomplish something. I want to accomplish something because I have a dream. I have a dream because I…