Messiah
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Everything we love
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7 min read
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
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2 min read
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?
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1 min read
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
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2 min read
The Christmas story in Luke offers comfort and revolution. Can we possibly offer one without offering the other?
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Failing the Pop Quiz
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8 min read
“Get behind me, Satan!” is one of the most shocking phrases in the gospels. It is also one of the most revealing.
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Tough Questions
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6 min read
When Jesus asks the disciples who people say he is, he invites his followers to dig past identity. And into what they have seen. what is Jesus inviting all of us into?Proper 16A | Matthew 16:13-20 Jesus asks his followers a pair of tough questions in this gospel. They aren’t complex, of course. Jesus isn’t…