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Liberated to Love
Christian tradition has a troubled past with purity, making it another thing to adhere to rather than a matter of love and grace.
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Abuse of Tradition
The thing about claiming tradition is that it is precisely that: a claim. That doesn’t make it real, right, or true. We’re for the status quo.
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Between Proper 7 + 8 (Year B)
The gap in this week’s lectionary tells the story of the healing of the Demoniac. But that isn’t the part that astounds us.
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On John and his specialness
In celebrating the Feast of St. John, we are invited into an elaborate depiction of faith which combines multiple figures into one.
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This is bigger than tradition
For a gospel passage that lays the foundation for some big tradition, shouldn’t we take the context more seriously?
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Change: what does it take to like it?
It is hard to square a posture that leans away from change when the gospel itself is fundamentally about change.
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Command
A life less optional In last week’s gospel, Jesus refers to God’s command. It is a word that strikes my ear with great difficulty. I am thoroughly an American after all, and the idea of freedom is always central. It is also a word we associate with the military – in the form of commands…
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We all crave understanding and purpose.
The mustard seed teaching isn’t a how-to. It’s a here’s-what-we’re-up-to. To understand the difference, we need to take a step back.