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Sharing Joy — a response for even the darkest times
When we read of our concerning future, of where things are headed, we are still called to be committed to sharing joy with others.
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The uncomfortable truth about preaching the apocalypse
The first challenge of preaching a challenging gospel is that people in the Attraction Era are able to avoid being challenged.
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The Temple’s Rot—for Proper 28B
In the Little Apocalypse of Mark, we are invited to see the rot at the center of the Temple, when it would rather we be afraid.
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Between Proper 27 + 28 (Year B)
The move this week into the Little Apocalypse is preceded by an experience of Jesus preparing the people for what is to come.
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Keeping the Plot
What the Little Apocalypse of Mark reveals about following Jesus – and why we’re scared to learn the truth about ourselves.
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Learning Perseverance
As the disciples leave the Temple, Jesus tells them a story. Not to scare them, but to warn them. Because we struggle to see the difference.
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tearing down temples
In Mark’s Little Apocalypse, Jesus invites us to see what we’d rather avoid: not only the finitude of existence but the challenge of a life of trusting God. How our temples deny our trust Proper 28B | Mark 13:1-8 I don’t envy the disciples. Here they are, marveling the enormity of the Temple, looking at the…
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In the Midst of Chaos: GOD
We’re arguing about all these other things, while Jesus is literally saying that this road leads to his death. We’re all just following along with a “eh, we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it.” But now Jesus is saying that bridge is toast. It’ll be thrown down and we are woken from our…