Kin-dom
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Blessings and Woes—for Epiphany 6C
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2 min read
In the sermon on the plain, Jesus outlines a relationship to the Kin-dom that is based, not on virtue, but on our relationship to others.
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Out of Darkness
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9 min read
The odd nature of this parable invites us to dig deeper, not into what we think it says, but into what we already know about Jesus’s mission.
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Why citizenship isn’t really the question
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1 min read
In asking Jesus about taxes, and whether it is right under the Law of Moses to pay them, we might miss what is really being asked here.
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Actual Love
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9 min read
The dark parable Jesus tells challenges us, not to learn what to do, but to recall and do what we’ve already learned from him.
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The Condemned
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7 min read
The parable is dark and disturbing. It doesn’t play out as we expect. And we’re not sure what it is supposed to mean. But maybe we should.
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The Kingdom of Heaven is like…
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3 min read
a mustard seed, yeast, treasure, a pearl. Something valuable. But what IS it? That things can actually be better than this.