The Law
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Less Work
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7 min read
Jesus doesn’t simply defy Sabbath law: he compels us all to see that the true purpose of the law is that is for all.
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More Division (Proper 16C)
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1 min read
In this week’s gospel, we’re dealing with more division—and getting a different take on what that means for us.
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And he cured all of them
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5 min read
The time Jesus breaks the law to fulfill it. By healing people. Which shouldn’t be such a big deal. But totally is.
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In My Backyard
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9 min read
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus pushes us to examine our place and our sense of community in an atomized and dysfunctional world.
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Inheritance Transformed
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10 min read
It feels like we live in a divided country. But nothing divides more than inheritance. It sicks brother against brother. Sister against sister. Inheritance is not the blessing of ongoing protection but the curse of future division. In my own family, I’ve seen family members force a sibling to pay a double share while a…
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Breaking the rules with Jesus
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8 min read
We are so much like the Pharisees. We really are. We focus on the rules, not their purpose or how they encourage us to build strong relationships with GOD, one another, and the wider community. That is their purpose: those relationships. The rules are supposed to lead us to GOD. But we rather stay where we’re at…