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Give Thanks!

The saintly Bart Simpson once prayed the family grace, “God we paid for all this ourselves, so thanks for nothing.” Though we might not be so bold to pray in this way, we often communicate it in our lack of thanks. In an affluent culture, we can take for granted that all that we have […]

Kingdom Shrewdness

Luke 16:1-8 may be the most confusing parable Jesus ever told. It’s a parable of the antihero. On the surface it seems that He’s commending dishonesty and manipulation. This led the Roman Emperor Julian to accuse Christians of being liars and thieves. At this point, we might be thinking “Jesus, couldn’t you make this one […]