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Enduring through horror requires clear meaning

I doubt there is a person alive who does not want happiness, fulfilment, and a deep sense of meaning for their lives.  To be human is to desire a life with purpose.  Sadly we look in the wrong places....

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Tracking the Radical Jesus – Matthew 5:1-12 Epiphany 4 / Ordinary 4

Matthew 5:1-12 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit,...

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Do you want to be right, or be in a relationship? Matthew 5:21-37 Epiphany 6/...

Matthew 5:21-37 “You have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, ‘You shall not murder’; and ‘whoever murders shall be liable to judgment.’ But I say to you that if you are angry with a...

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Tolerating Intolerance

“You get what you tolerate”, was tattooed on the inside of her forearm. I suggested “You get what you negotiate”, she was adamant and anyway it was her arm! I didn’t argue but I did ruminate. We really...

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‘Talk is cheap’, they say, ‘but money buys the whisky’. There are various forms of this adage. The earliest one written down is from P.T. Barnum the circus tycoon whose antics were recently told in...

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Vintage extravagance – John 2:1-11

John 2:1-11 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine gave out, the mother...

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“The old home town acts the same…”

Luke 4:21-30 Then he began to say to them, “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth. They said,...

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Cultivating Change – Lent 3C

Luke 13:1-9 At that very time there were some present who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. He asked them, “Do you think that because these Galileans...

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Whipped up enough to pour yourself out?- Narrative Lectionary John 2:13-25

John 2:13–25 The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. Making a...

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Nest or Nets? Matthew 4:12–23 Epiphany 3A /Ordinary 3

Matthew 4:12–23 Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, so that...

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