sin
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Being There
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7 min read
Our blindness to the presence of God is normal. But it is also an obstacle to our work of building the kin-dom.
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The Righteous Among the Nations
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6 min read
Remembering those who stood against evil and saved thousands of lives in the Holocaust is essential to saving lives today. “The Righteous Gentiles”John 19:10-15 I recently took a short course on the German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Bonhoeffer is most known for his challenging view of Christian discipleship and for his participation in the plot to…
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Set Free
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8 min read
The gospel challenges us to show up when it’s hard, not pretend false neutrality absolves us of any responsibility for the world around us.
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Ashes and Hearts – On Fire
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7 min read
Most of what we talk about on Ash Wednesday is found in the small part of the Sermon on the Mount we get in the lectionary (Matthew 6:1-6,16-21). The rest of the chapter reveals it means so much more. Ash Wednesday is way more than ashes – it’s the work of forgiveness Ash Wednesday | …
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Why Hating Sin Means You Hate People
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9 min read
The collateral damage of sin hunting and fighting for ideological purity We met where we normally do: the kitchen. He was making coffee for the AA group that meets in the parish hall several nights each week. I was returning for another cup. He thanked me for letting them be there: “You’re the only ones…
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Life, death, and me; or am I SOL if I kill somebody?
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6 min read
Many of us are taught that God loves us no matter what. Then hear how God hates us and wants us dead. Something seems to get lost in the translation.