The Bartimaeus Story in Context
The Lectionary readings for Year B hold us in Mark 10 for three weeks before we finally come to the end…
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Releasing a Man from Violence 3: The Story of Legion 5:1-18
There’s a lot of begging going on in this story. The man begs Jesus (5:10); the spirits beg Jesus (5:12);…
A Parable About Power, Empire, Money and Violence 4: Luke 19:11-27
Zacchaeus story has a man of noble birth coming to a city, the difference here is that this man, we…
A Parable about Power, Empire, Money and Violence 3: Luke 19:11-27
Scarily therefore my example in the story may very well be the protestors. Yes. The ones who lost their lives.…
A Parable About Power, Empire, Money and Violence 2: Luke 19: 11-27
A second question presents itself then. Where is the reader meant to find space in this story? Who is our…
A Parable About Power, Empire, Money and Violence 1 – Luke 19:11-27
One question is all we asked about this parable in Luke 19. Just one question. “Is there any evidence in…
Re-Reading the Parable of the Talents During the US Election Cycle
For the season that’s in it, imagine for a moment a different reading strategy for the parable of the talents…