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Treated the same, only different
Photo by Patrick Weissenberger on Unsplash To have equality, we must first acknowledge difference. Most of us have the desire to be treated the same as others. At least when they are doing well. We...
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Liable—dealing with greater responsibility
Photo by Tingey Injury Law Firm on Unsplash Legal liability is something most people are afraid of. A slip and fall can bankrupt a business. Or think of the tobacco settlement. When it comes to...
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A look at the gaps in the lectionary. This week: the gap between Proper 6A and 7AThe text: Matthew 10:9-23 Last week, the lectionary offered an optional text, exploring the sending of the apostles. If...
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The Kingdom of Heaven is like…
Photo by Marin Tulard on Unsplash The Kingdom of Heaven is like an object to be desired. As messages go, this one lands easily. Especially for people conditioned to want to like the Kin-dom. In one...
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Why laws don’t actually exist
Photo by Patrick Fore on Unsplash Not as if they were a living thing. One that acts on its own. Preserves its own life. Laws don’t feed themselves or seek shelter from the storm. They don’t procreate...
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If one is Praying for Peace…
Photo by Joshua Sukoff on Unsplash Then one is praying for new life. Hope. And everything that can come from it. Joy. And everyone who can experience it. And justice, health, and wholeness for all....
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Give the kids snow days
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash We used to just get snow days. Then at some point, they made us make them up. Now we have e-learning days. We treat any threat to days in school like we are...
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The Equality Straw Man
Photo by Gayatri Malhotra on Unsplash The concept of equality has never implied “the same”. Nor has it ever meant an absence of variance, diversity, or individual accomplishment. These, however, are...
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