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Love From the Beginning — a Gift of Grace and Truth
The prologue to John reminds us of the eternal nature of God and the particular joy of the Incarnation gives us everlasting comfort and joy.
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Untying the colt — danger and fear in the triumphal entry
Scripture offers us two visions of the triumphal entry, depending on how we imagine the moment and I kinda like the rebellious one.
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Division and the fear of change
We struggle to understand the true place of division in our lives, who it serves, and why our fear of it prevents us from achieving justice.
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Disciple—on staying in school
In the church, we often use words like “follow” and “disciple” as if we understand that our job is to keep learning and growing.
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Messiah and a new kind of leader
The word “Messiah” is loaded with meaning—then and now. And that meaning is built around expectations that Jesus won’t embody.
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How Jesus Saves—for Proper 16B
In the Bread of Life Discourse, Jesus offers a challenging word that winnows his followers. What does this tell us about ourselves?
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Peace—when we’re scared
We often treat fear as uncontrollable or something to ignore. But Jesus invites us to see that it is bot something real and temporary.
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Discipleship and the cost of following Jesus
Being a Christian in the United States is super easy. We have churches on every corner and it is the dominant religion by far.