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Could Mother Mary Consent? (opens the original)
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There are faithful Christians who argue that Mary did not have the capacity to say “no” to God when it came to her pregnancy with Jesus. They argue that no human could possibly say “no” to God. If Mary was a child, especially a child desiring to please God, there is a power imbalance wherein she could never consent, even if she thought she could. I deeply respect the work it takes to offer this perspective; it comes, I think, from people who want to (1) honor survivors and victims of sexual viol
Create in the Face of Destruction: What the Cross Can Teach us Still (opens the original)
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A sermon for the people of Jubilee Episcopal Church on Proper 21.In the 1980s, an artist named Jonathan Larson began penning a musical that was a reflection of his life in New York City in the height of the AIDS epidemic. And at the heart of this musical — eventually given the title Rent — was a repetitive chorus that went like this:Five hundred twenty-five thous
Mercy is Offensive (opens the original)
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This sermon was preached first for the people of Jubilee Episcopal Church on Sunday, September 20, 2026. You can support our ministry as a vibrant, colorful, inclusive liturgical church in the heartbeat of Texas here. Jonah is a fish tale, really. And not just because Jonah, famously, is swallowed up by an enormous whale after being thrown into the sea.No, it’s a whale of a tale because Jonah is self-consciously the Bibl
Nineveh (opens the original)
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I knew I had made an enormous mistake. In fairness to myself, they had told me they wanted the deep cuts. The real Bible study stuff, not the light fluff they were used to new interns providing. Not something you could buy canned from a shelf in a bookstore. It was the fall of my purgatory year — the year after I graduated from Divinity School, but had only just begun the ordination process. Most people go to grad school to study theology after they have discerned with their priest, and their ch
Gloria Steinem, Jesus, and the Truth that Sets Us Free (opens the original)
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Good God, what a week. I’m just starting to move from shock to sadness about Dolly and now, feminist leader Gloria Steinem has also died. As Jessica Valenti wrote in her beautiful reflection on Gloria’s life and work, “I know it shouldn’t be a surprise or tragedy when a 92-year-old woman dies after a long life well-lived—but somehow it feels like both.”Isn’t that just the thing about death, though. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn
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