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Showing Up or Showing Off: The Temptation to...
Jesus isn't messing around today. Beware! the lectionary text begins. The NIV translates this...
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Why Tithing: Fearless Generosity in Ordinary Time
Tithing conjures up images of prosperity preachers hollering at little old ladies...
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When Esther Is Too Hopeful: Dr. Ford and...
So the king and Haman went in to feast with Queen Esther. On...
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Who opens a container of Oreos and just eats three, the official "serving...
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However You Come, It's Good Enough: Nicodemus and...
Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a...
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It's Nothing Personal: Systemic Sin in Ordinary Time
We're prone to take the healing stories of Jesus very personally. We...
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