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Choosing and Faith—for Advent 4A
The Birth Story of Jesus is a big deal to Christians . . . except that Matthew gives us a story in passive focus, not on Jesus, but Joseph.
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Save — the promise, the expectation, the choice
The place of Joseph in the birth story, in the angel visitation, to the promise that is to come, is an invitation extended to us all.
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Light — our invitation in the midst of darkness
As the season changes, we have an annual example in our world of what Jesus can teach us about both surviving and growing in faith.
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Persistent Faith, True Love
The parable of the widow and the unjust judge is an opportunity to explore the depth of what Jesus is describing in faith and God’s love.
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Why Jesus says that we have enough faith
The example of the mustard seed is not just a question of what is possible. It is an inspiration that we already have enough faith to do things.
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Thinking about stuff and drinking coffee
A check-in to talk about what I’m currently up to (still writing — and doing more of it) and what that means for the blog.
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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.