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The Excuses Are Not Neutral
A modest note on Luke 14, ordinary goods, and the danger of letting responsible-sounding excuses refuse the feast of God.
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Kingdom
A collected route through the journey.
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The Tender Shoot Is Not A Shortcut
A modest note on Ezekiel's tender shoot, Christ's kingdom, and growth received from God's planting rather than seized by anxious power.
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The Wedding Garment Is Not Decoration
A modest note on Matthew's wedding feast, grace that invites widely, and judgement that refuses to make the feast casual.
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The Crown Is Not A Costume
A modest note on the crown of thorns, mocked kingship, and Christ's royal mercy under humiliation.
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The Denarius Is Not A Wage Chart
A modest note on the workers in the vineyard, promised justice, and the strange offence of mercy given to another.
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The Leaven Is Not Only Warning
A modest note on leaven as warning and kingdom image, and why Scripture should not be flattened into one symbol.
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The Treasure Is Not A Transaction
A modest note on the hidden treasure, the pearl, and why costly joy is not the same as buying grace.
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The Lamb Is Not A Smaller King
A modest note on Revelation 5, Christ's victory, and why the Lamb's kingship is not weaker because it is cruciform.
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The Seed Is Not A Progress Report
A modest note on the seed parables, patience, and work that belongs to God before it belongs to the worker.
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The Kingdom Is Not A Mood
A modest note on the Creed's endless kingdom as Christ's reign, not private uplift or Christian triumphalism.
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The Poor Are Not A Symbol
A short note on the Beatitudes, and why Jesus' blessing of the poor must not be thinned into sentiment or abstraction.