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These Pharisees are not good enough — for Lent 2C
As they come to warn Jesus of Herod’s intentions, Jesus sends them back with a message: he know the king’s murderous intentions.
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Contrasting shepherds and hired hands
In calling himself the Good Shepherd, Jesus sets up a way for his followers to contrast him with those who don’t have to care about them.
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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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Good—when it is easy to focus on the bad
It is much easier to focus on the bad than the good—which means we have an imbalanced perspective of how things really are.
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Why bias is essential and a force for good.
We have a blinkered view of bias and its role in society. Here’s why we need to get over ourselves and start making good in the world.
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Good News Takes Effort
We all say we want more “good news”. But why don’t we have more of it? Well, it has more to do with selling than value.
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Feeling Justified
Being good and doing good. We usually make it a debate. And then marching orders. Above them, though, is mercy.
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Always looking for the right thing
What is the right thing to do? Always the question. Strangely never really solved. Because it is never the only question.