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Forgiveness is the given
Our brains start with the wrong presumption. Forgiveness, not punishment, is the starting place for dealing with our neighbors.
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Mercy. Always.
The problem with mercy is we don’t trust others with it. Which means, whether we like it or not, that we also don’t trust God with it.
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We are who we choose to be—for Proper 19A
This week, we wrestle with the nature of forgiveness and mercy. We do so knowing we might not want to offer it. But we can so choose to.
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Between Proper 18 + 19 (Year A)
While this week’s gospel may feel straightforward, how we get to it is essential. And like Peter, we may stumble into the right answer.
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Forgive, Again
Jesus’s teachings on forgiveness aren’t just hard because we don’t want to do it. We like doing the opposite.
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Too Heavy – mercy and the spirit-crushing weight of debt
If the debt doesn’t kill you… Proper 19A | Matthew 18:21-35 Remember the stumbling blocks? It’s been Jesus’s main subject in the last several weeks of gospel readings. As they head north, Jesus warns of those things which get in our way, trip us up, and keep us from doing what needs to be done.…
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Forgiving GOD
how our understanding of forgiveness is too small a Homily for Proper 19A | Text: Matthew 18:21-35 The volume of forgiveness When Peter asks about forgiveness, about the volume of forgiveness, it triggers a cascade of central teachings to our faith. Teachings that are the foundation of everything. On the surface, it is a simple enough…
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No Limits
a Sermon for Proper 19A Text: Matthew 18:21-35 Where we’ve been Ten years ago today, about this time, 4 hijacked airplanes were used as projectile missiles to cause dramatic and traumatic devastation. Three of them reached their targets and one was sent into the countryside. Many, including those aiding the victims of violence, died. Nearly…