Stewardship is a spiritual issue. What we do with what we get is important.
God has blessed us. Our thankful return of the first fruits is a grateful acknowledgment to God that God is the source of our wealth and blessing. And God has made us responsible for the welfare of our neighbor, especially the poor and vulnerable.
Repent means a lot more than to feel contrition. It’s about a lot more than sins. Repent is about the direction of our lives.
Maybe the most predictable thing that can be said about religion is that there will be conflict about how we practice and what we believe.
Over and over Paul speaks of reconciliation, but almost always he speaks of our being reconciled toward God. In Paul’s language, it is human beings who are offended, angry, even hostile toward God. It it we who need to be reconciled to God. In Paul’s view, we find ourselves in a helpless and hostile condition toward God, and we need to sense ourselves reconciled to God.
AM Psalm 63:1-8(9-11), 98 PM Psalm 103 Deut. 11:1-12 Rev. 10:1-11 Kirkepiscatoid
‘There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay a
The facts and circumstances of her life have not changed perceptively. She still has no child; she is not pregnant. She is still living with her husband’s other wife who taunts her. She returns from her prayer to the same circumstances that she has lived with for so long. But everything has changed.
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It’s obvious to see the good news this story offers to everyone whose wheels have fallen off. This is good news to those who have been obviously stupid and self-indulgent.
It is less obvious how good this news is for the elder son.