Lazarus
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New Life and a Refusal to Die
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9 min read
Christians often struggle with what is required for new life: that we accept that death has a part to play. We’d rather think the point is to live forever.
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Celebrating in Grief—for Lent 5C
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3 min read
How we understand the character of Jesus, and more importantly, our relationship to that vision, determines our response to him.
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Even more like John
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3 min read
Dealing with the death and resurrection of Lazarus gives us several beautiful arcs and themes for deep conversation.
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The Art of Unbinding
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7 min read
Jesus doesn’t simply raise Lazarus from the dead. He commands those who love him to also unbind him and let him go.
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Unbound Grace
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8 min read
The parable reveals how blind the rich man is to reality. And in reading it, Jesus hopes we won’t continue to share the same delusion.
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Unbinding: emptying the tomb
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5 min read
a Sermon for Lent 5A Text: John 11:1-45 Preventing Death Our story is almost over. Jesus is nearing Jerusalem. And in one final, glorious act, Jesus reveals the very thing He has come to do. A big show of great, inhuman power, in which the whole purpose of the mission is revealed. For us to…