All Posts for October, 2007

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A tale of two rich folks

Luke 19:1-10

Oct 29, 2007 by Michael Pasquerello III

As a lectionary preacher, I’ve journeyed through the Gospel of Luke for over 25 years. But this year I noticed something new. Luke places the story of two rich folks in close textual proximity; in chapter 18, a rich official remains nameless; in chapter 19, we meet a chief tax collector named Zacchaeus. And in between?

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Who are you talking about, Jesus?

Luke 18:9-14

Oct 22, 2007 by Stan Wilson

About whom exactly is Jesus talking here? That’s a tricky question. Luke tells us that he speaks against “some” who trust in themselves because they are righteous. But we want names.

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Blogging toward Sunday

Oct 15, 2007 by Stan Wilson

Last year I attended a prayer vigil in downtown Jackson on the night of a scheduled execution. A hard rain was falling. I recognized a couple of people as fellow clergy and a couple of others as consistent advocates for justice in our small state. It was just a small crowd composed of those who have been praying and working against capital punishment for years.

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You better not shop around

Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7

Oct 07, 2007 by Stan Wilson

Members of our church were studying the Hebrew word shalom one night when someone asked: “Where are the places in our community that seemed to be governed by fear, division, doubt and death?”

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What kind of friend?

2 Timothy 1:1-14

Oct 01, 2007 by Stan Wilson

In the year after the tsunami destroyed the Sri Lankan coastline, lawmakers threatened to pass a law making Christian evangelism illegal. The proposed law was popular because of widespread anti-Christian sentiment. The majority of Sri Lankans are Buddhist, and they resented the privilege given to minority Christians under British rule in the past.