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Rev. Rachel May dares to ask the question of how we read biblical texts. She wonders if we have been mis-reading the parable of the “Dishonest Manager” from Luke 16:1-13 all these years. Could we...
“You didn’t even notice me!” the voice shouted. However, Father Michael Renninger, pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richmond, Virginia, couldn’t tell from where the voice came. Having left a beautiful service at church,...
“What If Everyone Did That?” is a children’s book that Rev. Rachel May uses for her children’s time on the parable of the Rich Fool from Luke 12:13-21. You might wonder how this relates to...
“It was his own dumb fault!” begins Father Michael Renninger, Pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richmond, Virginia. “Everyone knew that the road from Jericho to Jerusalem was dangerous…but apparently this guy was by...
“Jesus told some wonderful stories, but the one in today’s Gospel reading, Luke 15:11-32, is perhaps his best-known and best-loved.  It’s the parable of the Prodigal Son, and in so many ways it reveals the...
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