Wisdom that Sounds Biblical… but Isn’t

Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Amos 6:1a, 4-7 I Timothy 6:6-19 Luke 16:19-31 There are a whole bunch of sayings that we commonly use that sound like they come from the Bible, but they don’t.  Take, for example, “Everything happens for a reason.” Nope. It’s not there. The closest we get is Ecclesiastes 3:1 which declares, …

The Manager Who Knew Too Little (but still got it right)

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost Amos 8:4-7 I Timothy 2:1-7 Luke 16:1-13 This is one of the weirdest parables. Let’s do a quick recap. A guy finds out that his boss is about to fire him. He decides that he needs to make some friends fast for when he is out of a job and out …

Rise and Shine!

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Exodus 32:7-14 I Timothy 1:12-17 Luke 15:1-10 Picture it. Galilee, the year 32. Jesus of Nazareth is sitting and teaching like he does. We see his smelly fisherman crew gathered in close; the respected and well-established religious leaders make up the next ring in the circle of people surrounding Jesus; the …