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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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You know, I don’t have to see you in hell— Proper 21C
This week’s gospel invites us to look at ourselves and why it is we adhere to laws that were built to protect wealth, not to love God.
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Listen — even the resurrection isn’t the whole point
American Christianity can be so focused on getting the right answer that we fail to understand how we are supposed to be with each other.
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Breaking Chasms
The key to the parable is the chasm: the one between God and wealth: and how we are all called to break it apart.
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Getting into Hades (Proper 21C)
In the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, we are given an illustration of what it means to serve wealth (not God).
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The Chasms
In the parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus, we are given the chance to see, not what is fixed, but what can be changed.
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Between: A Millstone Around Your Neck Would Be Better
seeing the gaps in the lectionary. This week: the gap between Proper 21C and Proper 22C. The text: Luke 17:1-4. Context First things first. We are now many chapters passed when Jesus turned his face toward Jerusalem. This means we are getting far closer to arriving in Jerusalem than we are to those easy days…