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Messianic virtue
Jesus rejects Peter’s protection; not because it is wrong, but because it itself is a rejection of true messianic virtue.
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Virtuous and Wrong — For Proper 17A
This week, we are reminded of the challenge of speaking up—that our certainty can make us wrong.
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Getting behind the hard-working Jesus
Few passages set in relief how our relationship to Jesus is influenced by our own behavior—and values.
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Between Proper 16 + 17 (Year A)
This week, we have the second half of a story many would prefer to never think are even connected in the least bit.
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Everything we love
It takes a leap, not certainty. A risk. Being wrong. Being changed. Growing. This is the character of our entire faith.
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Before they call him Messiah
This week’s gospel comes after a change of scope and an offering of signs. The context, as always, is key to the story.
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What does it mean to need saving?
There’s a way we talk about saving in the church; like its something we’re supposed to want but also totally don’t.
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Christmas as Revolution
The Christmas story in Luke offers comfort and revolution. Can we possibly offer one without offering the other?