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A Resurrection Revelation — New Life and the Grace of God
The great gift of Easter is the revelation of God, of the work we are called to do, the life we are to ignite, and the hope that is in us all.
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For the Sake of Love — The Embarrassing Life of Service
The most powerful symbol for us on Maundy Thursday is the washing of feet and the command that we wash each others’. We’d really rather not.
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Risen — attributing the glory to God
We have a linguistic and theological hangup of attributing the glory of God to Jesus — a move that also deprives us of seeing the true grace in it all.
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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.