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It’s all our backyard
The parable of the Good Samaritan isn’t just about being good. It’s also about the need to stop pretending that we just are.
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Hoping for Justification
In the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus offers a picture of compassion and generosity, rather than self-protection.
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Inherit — what must I do to get it right?
The question of inheritance is deceiving when it comes to faith. There’s something we’re trying to say without saying it.
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Becoming Samaritan
In the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus isn’t giving us a natural reversal of roles. He’s exposing how our bias actually works. learning to love in a culture of hateProper 10C | Luke 10:25-37 Good stories like this one have many layers. We can peel back one to see what’s underneath. Then peel again.…
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The Good Samaritan Confusion
The point of the parable of the Good Samaritan isn’t just to be nice. Or that we’re all the same. Jesus pushes us to see how we see each other. Here’s a story poorly understood. There’s a man mugged and beaten by the side of the road. People keep going past him. But one stops…