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Start with the Sabbath—for Proper 4B
Our view of Jesus’s transgression of Sabbath law is often guided by our own view of laws. We must remember God’s vision for Sabbath.
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The Ongoing Divine Mystery—for Trinity Sunday
The challenge of speaking of the Trinity is that it is a mystery, a kind of paradox, that we think we must solve rather than love.
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Change as new witness—for Pentecost
In Pentecost, we have the opportunity to reflect on our own witness, and what role that practice has in our own life of faith.
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Love as extremely normal—for Easter 6B
In commanding his disciples love one another, Jesus is setting as normal what we want to believe is optional—and really, occasional.
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Abiding with Jesus—for Easter 5B
This week, we wrestle with an uncommon word: abide: and what it means for us. To abide with Jesus when we’d rather do our own thing.
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On the good shepherd—for Easter 4B
Tradition uses the good shepherd as a comforting image of Jesus, but its power is in contrast—between Jesus and those who hate him.
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Sharing Grace—for Lent 5B
When Jesus starts talking about glorification, we forget all about discipleship — because following Jesus is hard.
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To be citizens, not consumers of the Kin-dom
What is behind Jesus’s outrage at the Temple? And what does it means for us? It begins with how we see our part in the system.