power
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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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In Jesus’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem we witness an alternative to earthly power — a different vision of divine power in trust and love.
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Figuring out how to deal with Palm and Passion Sunday is tricky. And Christian tradition hasn’t made any of it any easier, or better.
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As they come to warn Jesus of Herod’s intentions, Jesus sends them back with a message: he know the king’s murderous intentions.
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Jesus describes Jerusalem as the city that kills its prophets, and it forces us to deal with the brutal nature of national power.