love
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To Soften Our Hearts
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8 min read
As followers of Jesus, we are comfortable with the idea of the Good News as work. Less so with what that means for our lives.
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To lighten the rain
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2 min read
The joy of the elements is to be felt and experienced—with the courage to be open, to ourselves and others as we are or could be.
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Trust in Love
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6 min read
In the Ascension, we are invited to reflect on the departure of Jesus from his disciples, and why it is that we always hate goodbyes.
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Preparing for Departure—for Easter 7B
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2 min read
In preparing his disciples for his departure, Jesus prays that his joy be in them and that this joy be complete—a truly possible hope.
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The Root of Joy
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7 min read
Jesus describes the foundation of God’s dream like a chain of love in which we share love and in it, find the root of joy in life.
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Why preaching about love is tricky
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4 min read
The challenge of preaching about love is that we either treat it as an emotion we like or as cover for doing things we want to excuse.