widow
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The Widow’s Might
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9 min read
In the example of Christian saints, we have people who lived remarkable lives who point to our own capacity to live the same way.
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The Widow and Unjust Judge (Proper 24C)
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2 min read
Jesus tells a parable about persistence in the midst of fear and oppression. A story, not only of angst, but of hope.
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GOD and Power
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9 min read
In his interaction with the widow, the encounter’s parallel with Elijah, and his commissioning of apostles, we see that GOD is doing something big in Jesus — and with us.
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Building for Mission
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8 min read
a homily for Proper 28C Text: Luke 21:5-19 Encountering Jesus’s Mission Jesus ends the teaching at the Temple and begins to leave with his closest followers by saying some pretty tough words. Listen: In the hearing of all the people he said to the disciples, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in…
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Of Faith and Justice
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6 min read
a homily for Proper 24C Text: Luke 18:1-8 This parable contains two characters: a widow and a judge. We aren’t given the circumstances that bring this woman before a judge, but we are given enough clues. Or really, the only two clues that are necessary: that she is a widow and that she is seeking…