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After the Violence—for Proper 27A
We usually read the parable of the bridesmaids as a teaching about preparedness. But it is a chilling challenge to selfish comforts.
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The Idol Separation of Powers—for Proper 24A
In our reflection for this Sunday, we examine what it is we want this gospel to do and why. And why this misses Jesus’s mark for us.
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Listening in parables—for Proper 23A
There’s something about parables we just get. They connect with us better than any other teaching. And they have far more depth.
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Seeing the wicked or the good? — for Proper 22A
With a parable of wickedness, our minds turn to their own kind of wickedness, not redemption, or goodness. But they could.
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How our love of fairness blinds us—for Proper 20A
Wealth, hard work, and fairness are all tangled up in our imagination. This blinds us to our impact on the experiences of others.
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Inquisitions are supposed to be rare—for Proper 18A
When helping people right their wrongs, it’s easy to find wrongs everywhere—and being the one to save them.
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Before they call him Messiah
This week’s gospel comes after a change of scope and an offering of signs. The context, as always, is key to the story.
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A division we don’t see
Jesus is challenged by the Canaanite woman to see her daughter’s humanity—to learn something from her.