In his exploration of authority, Jesus confronts those confronting him, and reveals a way of being in the world that can save us all. Sharing it is our vocationProper 21A | Matthew 21:23-32 Authority. It’s a sticky concept in every way. It’s sticky—in that when we get …
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A Word: Normalize Mercy
The challenge of stumbling into Matthew 18 without its context is that we get the point Jesus is trying to make completely backward. Proper 18A | Matthew 18:15-20 There are two reasons why people completely misunderstand this passage. And misuse it. If these slim verses were …
Saying hard things
Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! This week’s gospel tackles one of the trickiest things for many of us. How to say something we don’t want to say to someone who needs to hear it. Some want a script. Tell me what to say. Some want the courage. Tell me that I actually can do this. Some …