Monthly Archives: September 2023

Hospitality & God’s Abundance, Part 4

Posted on September 30, 2023 by Fred

Jesus spoke liberation to the “ptochos,” neighbors pressed down by poverty systems. (Lk. 6:20-23; 12:22-34). Jesus often brought attention to them when talking with others (Mk. 10:21; 12:41-44; Lk. 14:13-14; 16:19-31). His relentless commitment to extending God’s hospitality to them … Continue reading →

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Hospitality & God’s Abundance, Pt. 3

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Fred

What else can be observed when considering the images Jesus associates with God’s hospitality and abundance is that the Church cannot become a living parable or a “sign, instrument, and foretaste” of Christ’s reign if we are seduced to other … Continue reading →

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Hospitality & God’s Abundance, Pt. 2

Posted on September 26, 2023 by Fred

The numerous images of God’s kingdom associated with God’s abundance and hospitality that Jesus used leads me to believe that Jesus and his followers were to be a kind of living parable of how people live together from God’s abundance. … Continue reading →

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Hospitality & God’s Abundance

Posted on September 26, 2023 by Fred

Yesterday morning as I surveyed Jesus’ teachings about the inbreaking presence of God’s kingdom, it becomes clearer to me how the images of God’s kingdom are associated with stories about provision of life’s necessities, generosity, neighborly and enemy love, controversial … Continue reading →

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Too much.

Posted on September 7, 2023 by Fred

I do not believe King Jesus will say, “You hoped too much in me and trusted me too much.” I do not believe he will say, “You were too gracious with my grace, too truthful with my truth, too merciful … Continue reading →

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