For Sunday
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There’s something about parables we just get. They connect with us better than any other teaching. And they have far more depth.
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With a parable of wickedness, our minds turn to their own kind of wickedness, not redemption, or goodness. But they could.
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Wealth, hard work, and fairness are all tangled up in our imagination. This blinds us to our impact on the experiences of others.
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When helping people right their wrongs, it’s easy to find wrongs everywhere—and being the one to save them.
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This week’s gospel comes after a change of scope and an offering of signs. The context, as always, is key to the story.
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Jesus is challenged by the Canaanite woman to see her daughter’s humanity—to learn something from her.