Proper 19A
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Forgiveness is the given
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9 min read
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.
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4 min read
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
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2 min read
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)
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4 min read
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
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6 min read
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
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11 min read
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.…