The will and practice of being more like JesusEaster 5C | John 13:31-35 This morning, we find ourselves back in the evening before the Passion, when Jesus is sitting at a table with his closest followers, sharing their last supper together. It is from this table that he excuses …
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Sabbath and Anxiety
There is a kind of revealing irony in the most common question people ask when they hear you are going on Sabbatical: What are you going to do? Because “doing” and otherwise being productive is antithetical to what it is for: rest and renewal. Sabbatical is an extended Sabbath, when we rest – and …
A Word: Too close to Jesus?
Intimacy, love, and discipleshipEaster 3C | John 21:1-19 Our friends are done with that locked house now. They are out on the water, fishing. Fresh air, not that stilted fear-filled air the city offers. No, out here, they can really breathe. It is heavenly out on a boat, just waiting. Except …