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A Messy Temple
In all of the order of the Temple, we struggle to see the mess underneath; why things need to change; and even what to do about it.
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When Jesus starts a ruckus
What Jesus is up to in the Temple is distracting. But not nearly as much as our attempts to avoid dealing with his critiques of the Temple.
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To be citizens, not consumers of the Kin-dom
What is behind Jesus’s outrage at the Temple? And what does it means for us? It begins with how we see our part in the system.
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Between the Second and Third Sunday of Lent (Year B)
The move to Jesus’s actions known as the “cleansing” of the Temple offer us different ways to see our conflict and his purpose.
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The Disruption of Jesus
We’re tempted to see the clearing of the Temple as something other than disruption. We’re afraid of what it reveals about Jesus. When the Shepherd clears the TempleLent 3B | John 2:13-22 Jesus walks into the Temple, makes a whip, and drives the animals, tax collectors, and dove sellers out and then flips tables. Objectively,…
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The Art of Love
In overturning the tables in the temple and reimagining Sabbath law, Jesus invites us into a new relationship to our work. Not as adherents and citizens, but as artists and co-creators. Jesus invites us to be artists collaborating in a global masterpiece Lent 3B | John 2:13-22 This church may have a lot of doors…
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Tearing Down the Temple
Jesus’s call for the end of faith as we know it Now, Jesus isn’t pushing us toward a churchless faith, a religionless spirituality, or independent devotion. Jesus doesn’t attack the institution because it is an institution but because the leadership of the existing institution is corrupt. Because how they understand scripture is corrupt. Because the…
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No Deal.
a Sermon for Lent 3B Text: John 2:13-22 what’s the problem? Think about all of Jesus’s public ministry for a moment. There were some big spectacles like the feeding of the five thousand. There were also public condemnations, particularly of the Jewish leadership. But this story is unique. It is bold and unsettling. It is…