Year C Season after Pentecost Proper 20 (25) Luke 16:1-13 What I Am Learning This week’s gospel reading is one of Jesus’ strangest parables. A manager is about to be fired for squandering his master’s property. Before he loses his position, he […]
Year C Season after Pentecost Proper 19 (24) Luke 15:1-10 The Cultural Context Jesus is surrounded by people on all sides. Tax collectors and sinners gather to hear him, while Pharisees and scribes grumble about the company he keeps. Meals in the […]
Year C Season after Pentecost Proper 18 (23) Luke 14:25-33 What I Am Learning Jesus is on the road, and large crowds are following him. In the first-century Jewish world, it was common for rabbis to gather disciples—students who would listen, learn, […]
The intent of this site is to help Christians find their faithful motivations for relating to, respecting, learning with, and working with people of diverse traditions. It is faithful. Jesus did it. When I work to counter some form of bigotry on […]