Kin-dom
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In a parable about laborers in the vineyard, Jesus shows us that to see the Kingdom, we have to look differently.
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Palm Sunday helps us see that the story isn’t about greatness or even weakness, but of facing an uncertain future through the grace of God.
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Jesus keeps defying expectations. In the midst of great celebrity, he now defies the low expectations the followers have for themselves.
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A look at the gaps in the lectionary. This week: the gap between Proper 16C and Proper 17C. The text: Luke 13:18-14:6 Jesus’s trip to the synagogue last week introduces an interesting power dynamic. Jesus heals a woman, knowing he’s not supposed to. Today, if Jesus were a priest in The Episcopal Church, he’d be…
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In the Sermon on the Plain (Luke 6), Jesus tells us what we hoped we’d never hear: our world is upside down and we’re being called to flip it over.
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In Advent, we feel the subversive nature of following Jesus, the seduction of power, and the quiet call to walk into the wilderness. Jesus, John, and the subversive nature of Advent Advent 2C | Luke 3:1-6 It must be Advent 2 again, because here comes John! Reading about this wild man in the wilderness is…