The Puzzle of Grace
The relationship between God’s work and our work in salvation is not a puzzle to be solved, but a mystery to be lived in prayer and faithful discipleship.
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Jesus vs our Tribalism
Jesus constantly seeks to upend our prejudices in order to breakdown and overcome our divisive tribalism.
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The Beauty of Lament
Healthy spirituality requires an honesty about our experience of pain and confusion in the real world, and that means that lamentation is a part of healthy prayer.
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Locking or Opening Gates
Even in the face of a catastrophic collapse of the world as we know it, God calls us to imagine and invest in a beautiful future.
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Tears, Prayers and Forgiveness
Hope for our troubled world requires turning anger into tears, resentment into prayers, and financial power into generosity.
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Am I Preaching Doom and Gloom?
In order to find our way into the good news of life in all its fullness, we need to first stop denying and distracting ourselves from the bad news we are drowning in.
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It Really Could Cost Everything
Despite first appearances, Jesus’s call to “count the cost” of following him is not so much about ensuring we can succeed as it is about ensuring we can faithfully persevere in the face of failure.
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Creating Beauty Amidst Chaos
In the face of social breakdown and environmental catastrophe, we are called, not to angry protest, but to creative expressions of love, compassion, and hospitality.
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A True Call in Dark Times
Our call to bear witness to the culture of God comes at a time when we face the real prospect of doom and destruction, and so must contend with that.
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God the Waiter, God the Thief
In today’s parable, Jesus teaches us how to approach God as both Waiter and Thief.
