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One Serious Prayer — an incredible oneness in love
Jesus prays, not just for his followers or for us, but for all peoples to find unity with him — an embrace of the transformative love of God.
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We is essential
Jesus says he came to make us one. Looking around, we can all see that we aren’t. Of course, we could be wrong…
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On Oneness
What does Jesus have in mind for us after he’s gone? A reflection on the Spirit’s role in bringing us together.
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Desiring Glory
No matter how many times God tells us love isn’t earned, we don’t truly believe it. We desire a kind of glory which will never give us love. When we desire a different glory, we find a different God.Easter 7C | John 17:20-26 We return again to glory. The author of the gospel we call…
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From Brutality to Peace: Transformed By Love
Jesus reveals the evilest character of the world is its brutality. That true peace cannot come through fighting but through the triumph of good: the peace of Christ. GOD revealed in Acts, culture, and mothers Easter 7C | Acts 16:16-34 This morning, we get a story of revealing, of true revelation. A story of…
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Jesus Verbs
a homily for Ascension Day Text: Luke 24:44-53 The Ascension is pretty much the hardest part of the Jesus Event for the post-Enlightenment world to get. It seems as if we can suspend our disbelief only so far. And the Ascension is just too much. And yet, we might be asking the wrong question. Listen…