Covetousness is a recurring issue which can lead to dissatisfaction with one's possessions and life. Jesus highlights that ...

This parable is unique to Luke, but its spirit shows up in Jesus’ teaching about treasures in heaven versus treasures on earth in Matthew (6:19-21) and in the story of the wealthy man’s encounter with ...

The Prodigal Son is often read to mean that God loves sinners, whereas the Jews thought God only loved the righteous. This makes no sense.

This is a second example of a sermon trajectory for the parable of the Rich Fool in Luke 12:13-21. In my previous posts, I introduced the “dialogical lens” for reading and interpreting scripture, then ...

In writing sermons I try to pay attention to transitions, and so I confess that I have a quarrel with the cutting and pasting of Gospel texts for the 10th and 11th Sundays after Pentecost. The bridge ...