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A Threat of Grace — The love exposed by the triumphal entry
The radical nature of Palm Sunday is best seen in its wider context, so that we can see that we already know what Jesus has come to do.
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On sinners and eating with them
Jesus undermines the prohibition of relationship between the ritually pure and the condemned because grace is more important.
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Repent — the virtue of a second chance
There is a way we focus on what the word has come to mean to us, rather than what it means to Jesus — another chance at grace.
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Prophecy and Grace — The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple
Jesus’s visit to the temple is auspicious, amazing even. And it reveals much about where expectations will grow.
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Graced to see grace
It is the servants who witness the miracle, not the guests. The ones who are invited to do the work, to participate in sharing God’s grace.
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Reminding of Grace
The crowd’s encounter with John the Baptist in the wilderness opens up questions for all people of faith to explore and learn from.
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Seasoning—the saltiness of living well
When Jesus speaks of being salted with fire, he speaks of seasoning in life, in living, in hoping and experiencing God’s grace.
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Grace for All
Thousands of people abandon Jesus before the end of John 6. Because they are far more interested in him than in where he is going.