A couple of weeks ago, the gospel reading was Luke’s telling of the Mary and Martha story. In that story Martha comes to Jesus and says, “… Tell her [Mary] to help me”. Two weeks later in the gospel reading, Luke 12:13-21, a person asks Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with […]
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Jesus, a Pharisee and a Sinner
The story of Jesus, Simon the pharisee and the woman sinner ( Luke 7:36-50) is well known (although often confused with the story of the woman who anoints Jesus before his death). Like many of the stories in the Bible, there are many things to consider in this story. Today, let’s just focus primarily on the woman. Just before the […]
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