Faith
The search for meaning, purpose, and relationship. Our need for love compels us to seek it out, and when we find it, share it.
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The challenge of teaching the parable of the talents is not just about how we see it, but about how we can miss what is right in front of us.
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This week we’re invited to reimagine the story we think we’re receiving—not as an invitation to do things, but to see what it begets.
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The concept of usury—the lending of money immorally, to exploit another—is widely condemned by religions. And practiced everywhere.
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Preparing for this week’s sermon begins, not with talk of talents, but of usury—and why Jesus seems to encourage us all to sin.
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Late in the gospel of Matthew, Jesus tells several parables that are dark and deceptive. I’m sure he’s doing this on purpose. It’s a test.
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Do we give ourselves permission to read this parable with grace and honesty? Do we even realize what we’re reading and why?