Blog Posts containing "Pentecost VIII"

The story of the Good Samaritan is one of those parables that create a distraction. We go down the road most traveled because everyone else has done the same. We miss the road less traveled because we do not have the directions of grace. In this section of scripture, the question, answer and parable of Jesus are the most misunderstood and ignored lesson in the entire Bible by most Christians. The question is not: “Who is my neighbor?” The question is: “Who will inherit eternal life?”  Read more

Eighth Sunday After Pentecost: Righteousness Through Faith - Romans 3:21 Apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known. Grace is more polite when being rude than Legalism is when being friendly. Think Legalism: To show is physical. Feel Grace: To show is something that is felt.  Read more