Oct
31
Reformation Day
We can celebrate the Reformation and affirm Judaism and Jews at the same time.
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Advent
Oct
05
And he was a Samaritan.
The faithful one in this story is the leper, the Samaritan, a person at the margins of society. He is an example of faith.
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Sep
21
They have Moses and the prophets
The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus has many important lessons and possibilities for interpretation. I want to focus
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Sep
13
Parable of the Dishonest Manager
What is happening in Luke 16:1-13? This parable has to be one of the most confusing and challenging of
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Sep
05
This Fellow Welcomes Sinners
Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. 2 And the Pharisees and the
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Aug
31
Hate Your Mother?
This week's lectionary passage – Luke 14:25-33 – is an odd and difficult saying of Jesus. He doesn't seem to care about family values.
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