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God, Self & Other – Luke 34 – Beware Loveless Piety

February 20, 2018February 20, 2018Kirk WinslowLeave a comment

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Jesus accepts the dinner invitation of a prominent Pharisee – a meeting that immediately erupts in scandal, as Jesus forgoes the ritual washing expected by his host.

It leads to Jesus declaring a series of “woes” – like those of the early Hebrew prophets – condemning the Pharisees for dedicating such energy to the tiniest details of ritual while managing to ignore the greatest commandment of all: to love.

For those of us who’ve been in church a while, it is a reminder that religious action without love is no virtue.

The text for this episode is Luke 11:37-54 (NRSV)

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God, Self & Other – Luke 33 – An Evil Generation?

February 15, 2018February 20, 2018Kirk WinslowLeave a comment

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At first reading, it seems we have met a different Jesus! The preacher of grace and welcome has become a prophet of condemnation, declaring such things as: “Whoever is not with me is against me,” and, “This generation is an evil generation…”

How do we explain this change in tone? Why the threats of judgment? And what’s so wrong with the crowds asking for a “sign” to verify Jesus’s authority?

In this episode we examine Jesus’s battle with evil and our role in a cosmic conflict. (And Kirk gets a visit from his new Jesus on the Shelf.)

The text for this episode is Luke 11:14-36 (NRSV)

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God, Self & Other – Luke 32 – Jesus’s How & Why of Prayer

February 14, 2018February 14, 2018Kirk WinslowLeave a comment

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Does prayer make a difference in the universe? Really? Reeaally?

Jesus’s answer is: yes. And he offers all those who would be his followers instruction in how to pray, and, even more importantly, what the purpose of prayer is.

It’s a transformative lesson for any and all of us who seriously wonder prayer affects anything, and why our prayers so often seem unanswered.

The text for this episode is Luke 11:1-13 (NRSV).

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