To Be a Saint
November 1, 2011
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It seemed to him at that moment that it would have been quite easy to have been a saint. It would only have needed a little self-restraint and a little courage.
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Addiction and Grace
October 31, 2011
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The same processes that are responsible for addiction to alcohol and narcotics are also responsible for addiction to ideas, work, relationships, power, moods, fantasies, and an endless variety of other things.
Cutting up the Bible for yourself
October 30, 2011
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Granted, our initial attempts at regular Bible reading may feel clumsy, and our ability to cut into it incisively at first might seem a little tentative, but a good commentary, study Bible, or study group can act as a whetstone for the knife edge of our spiritual imaginations.
Saturday October 29
October 29, 2011
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He put before them another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is
Wheat and Weeds and Walls
October 28, 2011
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All of the readings today include some expression of judgment between “God’s people” and the “others.” The readings address these issues in very different ways, however.
Prayer as the manifestation of baptismal grace
October 27, 2011
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“Although the baptismal Christ and indwelling Paraclete never cease for one moment to work within us, most of us–save on rare occasions–remain virtually unaware of
Blind Spots
October 26, 2011
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There is an insight from F. D. Maurice (d. 1872) that is helpful during conversations between two of us who are half-blind: “A man is most often right in what he affirms and wrong in what he denies.”
Construction Day
October 25, 2011
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The rebuilding of the Jerusalem Temple that Ezra records is also the rebuilding of the community and its renewal after exile. The Temple restoration becomes a focus and a metaphor for the whole process of the community’s restoration.
Sowing Seed
October 24, 2011
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There is something comforting about the example of the sower in the parable. The sower works with a relaxed extravagance, as if there is all the seed in the world.
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