Faithful, unimportant work (Luke 4:21-30)
Jesus refuses at every turn to do something important, the things his neighbors thought he should do when he grew up.
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Like all great theological conversations, this one took place in the car. My son, about four years old, asked me, “Mama, what do you want to be when you grow up?”
