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Speaking Truth to Power
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Jesus says that the one who seeks to save their own life loses it and the one who is willing to lay down their life gains it. The church is called to speak the truth to po...
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From Reality to Ritual and Back Again
CCCSpringfield
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The first Sunday of Lent always features a gospel text describing the baptism of Jesus. Baptism moved from its original intent of being a sign of leaving behind a self cen...
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A Priesthood Frat Party
CCCSpringfield
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Isaiah chides the priests and prophets for turning their faith into a series of beliefs "precept upon precept, line upon line" rather than the real insight of their faith, ...
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The Never Ending Battle with Addiction, Appetite and Id
CCCSpringfield
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Paul uses the unfortunate language of "beating" his body to become it's master. Removed from the obvious masochistic excesses attached to that quote, Paul is making a seri...
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Healing Miracles and What they Mean to Us
CCCSpringfield
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The gospels contain narratives about demon exorcisms and miraculous headings which are not simply signs of the divinity of Jesus nor are they just literary flourishes inten...
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Toxic Religion
CCCSpringfield
1,052 views
The Apostle Paul insists that church members get along even when they disagree but Paul had a hard time getting along with people himself. The truth is that we should stri...
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Do You Do Well to Be Angry? (I'm already against the next war)
CCCSpringfield
557 views
The book of Jonah is a Hebrew parable told to challenge the racial and national hatred of the post-exilic community, asking them "Do you do well to be angry?" Applied to o...
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Sleeping in Church
CCCSpringfield
890 views
The church may not be dead but it isn't too much of a stretch to say that it is mostly asleep. The life changing, compassionate and social justice message of Jesus has bee...
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Time to Talk about Trinity, Monotheism and Panentheism
CCCSpringfield
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Jesus Seminar scholars (Marcus Borg, Karen Armstrong, John Spong) talk about the panentheism beyond traditional monotheistic faith. We can love and cherish the concepts of...
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"The End of Time or Time to Get Started?"
CCCSpringfield
834 views
A New Year's Day is a good time to reflect about the reality of our present situation and to make conscious choices about who we want to become as an individual and as a na...
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