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Between: Is the Coming Kingdom Good? Bad? Or entirely different?
In Luke 17:20-37, Jesus gives a terrifying warning about the future. Here’s why we so often miss the point. We all take him literally.
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Working to End the Death Penalty
Jesus was killed by the death penalty. My neighbors, the ones left to do the country’s dirty work, are bearing our burden.
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A parable of white privilege and black suffering
A retelling of Luke 17:1-10 A Parable “There was a black man sitting in his home, watching TV. An off duty police officer, who was white, broke into his home and shot him in the chest. At her murder trial, the man’s brother was invited to testify. Everyone in the courtroom expected the younger brother…
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Between: A Millstone Around Your Neck Would Be Better
seeing the gaps in the lectionary. This week: the gap between Proper 21C and Proper 22C. The text: Luke 17:1-4. Context First things first. We are now many chapters passed when Jesus turned his face toward Jerusalem. This means we are getting far closer to arriving in Jerusalem than we are to those easy days…
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No Excuse Not to Love
We make lots of excuses not to love. They’re all trash. Every single one. Because Christians have no excuses to avoid loving other people.
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Between: those Lovers of Money
In just a few verses, Jesus ties us in knots and turns us into our enemies.
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Between: the Parable of the Prodigal Son(s)
A look at the gaps in the lectionary. This week: the gap between Proper 19C and Proper 20C. The text: Luke 15:11-32. You know this story. Even if you’ve never read it, you know it. It’s in your bones and in your imagination. Artists have mused with it. Writers have cribbed from it. Filmmakers have…
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Between: Luke 14:34-35
In Luke 14:34-35, Jesus uses an imperfect analogy about salt losing flavor. Often we’re too distracted by the analogy to get the point.