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Winnow — sorting out what is worth keeping
We have a variety of things we prioritize in our decision making. What the gospel focuses on is not utility, but a righteous present.
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Between Proper 26 + 27 (Year B)
A small text about David and lordship can cause us a bit of confusion. Hopefully enough to second-guess expectations.
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Unholy Expectations
In Jesus’s first passion prediction, we encounter the language of Messiah and cross-carrying, which we need some untangling.
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The Turning Point—for Proper 19B
In this week’s reflection, we look at Peter’s proclamation of Jesus as the Messiah and what we should learn from mission confusion.
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Messiah and a new kind of leader
The word “Messiah” is loaded with meaning—then and now. And that meaning is built around expectations that Jesus won’t embody.
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Between the First and Second Sunday of Lent (Year B)
As Jesus offers his first Passion prediction, he does so knowing that the disciples are afraid to know what it is that they already know.
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Between Proper 17 + 18 (Year A)
Before we deal with sin in our community, we need to hear what Jesus says about who we God puts first in heaven.
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Live. Die. Live.
Like Peter, we think protecting the Messiah is a good thing. The right thing. Instead, Jesus tells us all to face death.