Week 3 (Year 2, NL)
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How do you hold together your trans identity and your life of faith?
Nine trans Christians tell their stories.
Fighting God (Genesis 32:22-31)
It took me a long time to accept this about myself. Eventually I even came to like it.
October 16, 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Maybe the parable of the persistent widow isn't about God. Maybe it's about us.
The honor of struggling and failing
The miles of steep climbs were passing by like speed bumps. The surplus of downhills ahead of me foreshadowed a strong finish.
Then, just over halfway through the marathon, I felt a twinge in my right achilles.
Eventual grace: The long path to reconciliation
Like Jacob and Esau, my mother and my aunt met each other one day after 20 years of estrangement.
Struggle and blessing
Recently, I learned that a young couple I know had filed for divorce after 18 months of marriage. By my calculations, they spent more time planning the wedding than being married.
Sunday, July 31, 2011: Genesis 32:22-31
Even a painful cheap shot cannot shake Jacob's resolve.
Our Jewish problem: Genesis 32:22-30; Romans 9:1-5
The first covenant holds forever.
The cross as good news for women
The passion narrative is the story of a series of violations. Is it good for us to find our identity in it?