When Jesus is confronted in Jerusalem by the Sadducees, they ask a convoluted question about the afterlife. So Jesus changes the conversation. Hint: there’s no right answer.Proper 27CLuke 20:27-38 we keep asking the question hoping for a different answerAll Saints CLuke 6:20-31 by the …
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A Word: Brave in Love
Jesus keeps offering a vision of radical love. But for some reason, we keep shaking our heads and going “No, really. What do you want?” we keep asking the question hoping for a different answerAll Saints CLuke 6:20-31 by the Rev. Drew Downs When I went away to seminary, I was excited to …
A Word: No Competition
The parable of the righteous man is a set-up. And we can’t help falling for it. Because we don’t know what to do with his being wrong. God’s love isn’t a competitive sport. We’re all on the same team. Proper 25C Luke 18:9-14 by the Rev. Drew Downs Photo by Helena Lopes from Pexels This is a …