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The seductive power of wealth is a rejection of faith
The parable of the rich man and Lazarus is told to people mocking Jesus for inviting them to love God more than they love mammon.
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Putting ourselves in the mind of a jerk
In the parable of Lazarus and the rich man, we are invited to spend some time in the mind of the guy condemned for eternity.
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On Not Reading it Wrong — choosing God over money
Some of Jesus’s parables can be confusing to modern readers, expecting something that looks like God rather than the opposition.
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Wealth—how much is too much?
The challenge of wealth for people in the United States is that we’d rather fight about what it implies about the person rather than their behavior.