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Category Archives: forgiving
Unless I am wrong
I am acutely aware of expectations, even those that do not exist. I have lived much of my life as a pleaser. To avoid conflict, I have appeased, placated, avoided and feared. And I am increasingly aware of the dangers … Continue reading
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Just do it
Yes, Nike made that phrase popular in 1988 – long enough ago that some will not remember. Others will be so burned out on hearing it that the meaning is lost. But James said in his letter, “Remember, it is … Continue reading
I did it.
Sin. It’s what many people think that Christians are about. Including many Christians. Well, not so much that they are about sin, but that they make a big deal about sin, that they go around pointing out sin, that they … Continue reading
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inside and outside
The reason that outside isn’t so bad is that inside isn’t so good. When Jesus said that people who didn’t respond to three distinct, thoughtful, caring challenges to their behavior needed to leave the church, He was intending was that … Continue reading
But, did Jesus?
We’re looking at Jesus talking about how to address sin. We’re looking at a passage that is used as a guideline for what is called “church discipline.” We’re looking at the beginning of the process, where Jesus says, “If your … Continue reading
beginning a community of trust
If your brother sins, tell him.* That sounds so judgmental. That sounds so critical. That sounds so invasive. After all, we say, who am I to tell anyone that they have messed up? My own life is so far from … Continue reading
about sheep. again.
Jesus told stories. A lot. We think about them as parables, looking at all the angles, trying to squeeze as much as we can out of the story. I think, sometimes, that we may work too hard to tie every … Continue reading
Flat bread. Grape squeezings.
A few hours after I write this, a handful of people, older than high school (but less than a decade so) are going to sit in a circle and look at flat bread and grape squeezings. They will have spent … Continue reading
authority
Sometimes, no matter what you say, people get it wrong. All Jesus was trying to do was help. All he was doing was trying to be accurate. All he was trying to do was explain why he had, when a … Continue reading
