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Teacher, tell my brother (Proper 13C)
In this week’s gospel, someone asks Jesus to make his brother share—the perfect opportunity for a parable.
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Beyond the fair question
Sometimes the story is about the money. Sometimes it is about more than that. Either way, it’s about money.
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In-Between: Luke 12:22-31
A look at the gaps in the lectionary. This week: the gap between Proper 13C and Proper 14C. Last week, the lectionary jumped from the beginning of chapter 11 into the middle of chapter 12. What we skipped over were teachings in which Jesus expands the sense of what it means to love one’s neighbor.…
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In the Eyes
By the time we get to Luke 12:13-21, Jesus has radically rejected our will to racism and hate, revealing the true way of life is equality and love. Standing for dignity means also standing against indignityProper 13C | Luke 12:13-21 I know you are super excited to hear a sermon about a real estate question,…
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In-Between – Luke 11:14-12:13
In this in-between, we get a whole host of teaching on what loving does and doesn’t look like.
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Inheritance Transformed
It feels like we live in a divided country. But nothing divides more than inheritance. It sicks brother against brother. Sister against sister. Inheritance is not the blessing of ongoing protection but the curse of future division. In my own family, I’ve seen family members force a sibling to pay a double share while a…