The Sunday of the Paralytic, 2026 John 5:1-15 Oops There is an old joke about a man whose house sits near a river. A great storm is coming, and officials warn everyone to evacuate. But the man says, “I don’t
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The Sunday of the Paralytic, 2026 John 5:1-15 Oops There is an old joke about a man whose house sits near a river. A great storm is coming, and officials warn everyone to evacuate. But the man says, “I don’t
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Fear leads you into some dark places, including the narrow corridors of self-protection, hiding, and managing how you appear before God and everyone else.
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You won’t believe how healthy doubt can be for our spiritual journey!
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Is it “No Kings” or “Yes King?”
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Does the story of St. Mary of Egypt show us that the church is useless?
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The prophets taught that we have to learn how to see differently to see God.
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Most religion helps you cope with a broken world — but the Gospel claims something far more dangerous.
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The Sunday of Orthodox John 1:43-51 Oops! We have forgotten how to see. Perhaps we never truly knew. We are like Plato’s prisoners — chained deep in a cave, backs turned to the blazing mouth of morning, faces pressed toward
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“The Only Way Out” Matthew 6:14–21 Oops! Most of us are familiar with the story of Les Misérable, “Les Mis.” In it, Jean Valjean stole a loaf of bread to feed his starving nephew, and for that he spent nineteen
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What does love require of me?
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