Following the Teacher Part 5…Treasure
Were we living in the darkness of thinking our nation and our God were the same thing?
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Following the Teacher Part 4…In secret
What the Teacher was saying seemed to sound less like religion and more like relationship.
Read MoreFollowing the Teacher Part 3: You have heard it said…
Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed that a few people had turned and started back down the hillside. Offended, perhaps, at what the Teacher had implied about the Pharisees’ self-righteousness. Or maybe all of it was just too much to take in. None of us had ever heard anyone teach this way […]
Read MoreFollowing the Teacher Part 2: The Righteousness of the Pharisees
What if our teachings and traditions have missed the mark? What if the Law was about something more than clean and unclean, legal and illegal, in and out? What if fulfilling Torah is not about being right, but about being light?
Read MoreFollowing the Teacher Part 1: Gathering on the Mountainside
All eyes were on the Teacher. It began to feel like we were all breathing as one. Like we had a single shared heartbeat as we focused on his face, waiting for him to speak.
Read MoreBlog Post: Following the Teacher
New Lenten Reflection Series I really didn’t plan on following him. I was just trying to hang back at the edge of the crowd to see what all the fuss was about. I was surprised at how unremarkable he was when I finally got a glimpse. I’m not sure what I expected…maybe someone taller, handsomer, […]
Read MoreBlog post: What most of us get wrong about the Bible
When we see the Bible as good news for the poor, the outcast, the widow, the orphan, and the prisoner, we see a much different story.
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