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Trust — the Love of God, Hope of the World
In the person of Joseph, God trusts in a human to trust in the mission, to raise the Messiah, to be a beacon of hope to the world.
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Listen — even the resurrection isn’t the whole point
American Christianity can be so focused on getting the right answer that we fail to understand how we are supposed to be with each other.
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Blessed—the joy in being entrusted
The concept of blessing itself challenges our visions of what it means to be given something of real value, even trust.
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Unlocking the bigger picture
There’s a paradox in understanding other people—to being open to hear them and in their words not telling the whole story to us.
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Not everyone believes what they say
In civil debate, we worry about not taking the other person seriously enough. But sometimes they use that generosity against us.
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Recording me in the street is antisocial behavior
We know that the cameras we use to protect ourselves invade privacy. But they have a bigger cost to us in public trust.
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Making the same mistake
We treat Charlie Brown’s trying to kick the football like a set of individual, necessary decisions. Lucy is untrustworthy.
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Testify—having the words to say
In the midst of talking about persecution, Jesus offers a kind of better-said-than-done bit of optimism.