For Sunday
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Blessings and Woes
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In the sermon on the plain, Jesus offers a teaching that feels opposite to our expectations – to see what we’re missing.
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The Dangerous Side of Blessing
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3 min read
Jesus almost breaks their nets and sinks their boats. We refuse to recognize that great abundance is not objectively good.
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“Doctor, cure yourself!”
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Jesus’s return home goes exactly as he expects. Which is to say, the people’s reactionary response is quite predictable.
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Avoiding the Gospel
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3 min read
In reading of Jesus’s visit to the synagogue, we are given a mirror to hold up to ourselves and see what we’d rather not.
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He’s not saving the good wine
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3 min read
Jesus famously turns water into wine. But the greatness of the miracle is not that he can do it. But that he does.
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The Baptism of OUR Lord
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3 min read
When we celebrate the baptism of Jesus, we are remembering why this, rather than birth, is the beginning of his, and our, story.