We’ve arrived – at the point where Isaiah spells it out: God’s way are not our ways (Is 55:6-9). And we have another passage from Matthew’s gospel where the point is illustrated yet again (Mt 20:1-16a). This time it’s a bit more pointed, both because we can relate to it very directly – who has […]
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So why does the king decide to let his servant off his debt? (Mt 18:21-35) Because he offers to pay him back, in full? Not at all. The amount of money mentioned in the original words of this parable doesn’t mean anything to us, which is why our translation simply says “a huge amount”. But
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“whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” Matt 18:18 These words may well sound familiar. We heard them just a few weeks ago. But that was in a different context, when Jesus was telling Peter about the authority he would have
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It’s not always easy to follow the way of the Lord. The message of both Old and New Testaments is that God loves us and wants our well-being. Jesus continually tells us not to be afraid and delivers a message of peace. But we know there will be challenges in our lives. And sometimes those
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