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If one is Praying for Peace…
Then one is praying for new life. Hope. And everything that can come from it. Joy. And everyone who can experience it. And justice for all.
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Why laws don’t actually exist
We treat the law as if it were something other than the means of a people to create community with one another.
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The Kingdom of Heaven is like…
a mustard seed, yeast, treasure, a pearl. Something valuable. But what IS it? That things can actually be better than this.
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Between Proper 6 + 7 (Year A)
We often blanche at the tough stuff. When Jesus asks something difficult, we pretend it isn’t necessary. Or real.
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Liable—dealing with greater responsibility
Legal liability is something most people are afraid of. But when it comes to holding ourselves responsible…
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Treated the same, only different
The challenge of equality is that we want equal outcomes and equal practices to achieve those outcomes. Which is impossible.
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Righteous as a dirty word
There is nothing wrong with doing right. Or with being confident that we are right. We shouldn’t think we are righteous.
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Is there any faith?
Jesus tells stories that engage our assumptions; and drive us to consider what it is that we’re really avoiding.