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A Beautiful Gift — Of Tending Sheep and Watching Stars
In revealing the incarnation to shepherds and star watchers, we are given the sharp contrast of God’s love and joy against the madness of kings.
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Soft — and the Comfort of the System
Jesus challenges the people’s expectations of power and our ways of confronting it. That our expectations don’t match our reality.
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The seductive power of wealth is a rejection of faith
The parable of the rich man and Lazarus is told to people mocking Jesus for inviting them to love God more than they love mammon.
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We need a genuine alternative to social media
Social media isn’t just making us miserable, it is stealing from us. It is long past time we tried to do something about it.
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A more authentic rule — Jesus and the revolution of love
In Jesus’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem we witness an alternative to earthly power — a different vision of divine power in trust and love.
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The most difficult Sunday to preach
Figuring out how to deal with Palm and Passion Sunday is tricky. And Christian tradition hasn’t made any of it any easier, or better.
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These Pharisees are not good enough — for Lent 2C
As they come to warn Jesus of Herod’s intentions, Jesus sends them back with a message: he know the king’s murderous intentions.
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Is Jerusalem the only place a prophet isn’t safe?
Jesus describes Jerusalem as the city that kills its prophets, and it forces us to deal with the brutal nature of national power.