Tag: kingdom of God
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“Not Attached to Normal”
we are called to live our normal lives as people who are prepared to lay them aside at a moment’s notice
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Reflecting on Revelation 11 15-19
What do we think it would take, concretely, for “the kingdom of this world” to become a place where God’s will is done as it is in heaven? If we understand the book of Revelation as a vision of that transition, what does it tell us about that? That seems to me to be a…
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Insight
There was an argument, that went on for a long time, between Mary and Martha. “Relax, take it easy, everything is going to be fine.” “We’ve got a lot of work to do, and it needs to be done right, and not at the last minute.” “Worry is a waste of time.” “I’m not worrying,…
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Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
We didn’t even begin to talk about everything we wanted to in class. It was “New Song Sunday” in worship, so we sang lots of new songs, not necessarily brand new, but new-to-us. [This is one:] And we heard that “the kingdom of God is at hand” is something like … when you’re having a…
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Luke 13 22-30
Here are a few questions about Luke 13:22-30, the study text for Sunday, July 22, that we may or may not want to consider in class: The text begins with Jesus going through towns and villages on his way to Jerusalem and someone asking him “Lord, will only a few be saved?” (v23) What do…
Matters of Interpretation 