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Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.” So he told them this parable: “There was a man who had two sons. The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give…

Jesus taught that our light must be like a city on a hill, shining out in the darkness, illuminating God’s good news for all the world to see. You and me — we are that light, living here and now. Our lives are witnesses to Jesus. When we live in his way, we shine that light out for others to see, to…

Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone…

Can we be honest and real about who we love and who are our enemies? Can we take an honest account AND be able to seek the well-being (shalom) of even the ones we despise/hate/are at odds with?

Jesus calls the first disciples. What does it mean for us to engage in our calling, to fully show up to the good work God has for us?

Being honest is a mark of healthy community. And we seek to be honest, in love.

Then Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country. He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by everyone. When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day,…

Baptism changes our orientation to the world, as individuals, and as members of a body. We are immersed in the waters and reemerge with new allegiances.