1 Timothy

Money isn’t always bad. But the lust for riches is like an official invitation for evil.

Preachers often bury the lede—especially with this parable.

Luke's story of the rich man and Lazarus is full of vivid details. Which makes you cringe the most?

What is Jesus thinking when he tells the parable of the dishonest steward?

James calls Abraham a “friend of God.” In this week’s reading from Exodus, Moses presumes upon a similar divine friendship to offer God advice.

Could the Spirit's love be poured into the hearts of people untouched by the incarnation? Could non-Christians be lovers of the only God there is?

Gangs excel at finding the lost, adopting them and sending them out. Therefore, gang youth can be recruited for apostolic ministry.

The steward's only failing may be that he's replaceable, and the lesson he learns is that money talks.

A few years ago when Tomas wrecked a car, the police didn't care about his immigration status. But times have changed.

Next to the window in my study, where I can’t but see it every day, there’s a framed cartoon from an old edition of the National Lampoon. It’s a spoof of a Medici rose window from the cathedral in Florence, and depicts a laughing camel leaping with ease through the eye of a needle. The superscription reads: “a recurring motif in works commissioned by the wealthier patrons of Renaissance religious art,” while the Latin inscription on the window itself is “Dives Vincet,”or “Wealth Wins!”