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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.
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Witness is a participatory word
The word has its detractors. A lot of us have bad associations with it—in church or the courtroom. But it has a purpose worth noticing.