Proper 17A
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Live. Die. Live.
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8 min read
Like Peter, we think protecting the Messiah is a good thing. The right thing. Instead, Jesus tells us all to face death.
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Messianic virtue
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4 min read
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
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3 min read
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
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1 min read
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)
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4 min read
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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Beyond the Right Answer
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7 min read
Peter mistakes Jesus’s talk about who he is as a question of identity. But Jesus is always talking about relationship.
