Centering our love on the unlovedProper 5A | Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 We have arrived once again to Ordinary Time. We’ve been in Lent and Easter for weeks and weeks, but now we’re here in the seasonless season counted in weeks after Pentecost. Ordinary Time. The regular kind. One of …
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Sin
Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! I don’t speak often of sin, but when I do, I dig into it! I find the public vision of sin feels a lot like Goldilocks — we’re either saying too little, too much, or, if we're lucky, its just right. And the same goes for what we talk about when we talk about …
A Word: Forgiveness is the given
Our brains start with the wrong presumption. Forgiveness, not punishment, is the starting place for dealing with our neighbors. Peter’s asking the question we’re all thinking. Jesus is talking about restoration, healing, bringing people back together. Forgiving sin. He offers his followers a …
