I am already being poured out as a libation, wrote Paul in his letter to Timothy. What an intimate and vulnerable thing to say, even in a letter to a dear friend. The New Testament lesson we just heard was written near the end of Paul’s earthly life, when he had been abandoned by most of his ministry … Read the rest
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What a way to begin ministry together! Consider the stories of faith we’ve heard this morning: a deceitful patriarch Jacob getting his hip put out of joint while wrestling with God, and a strict Paul admonishing his protégé Timothy to suffer for the sake of the Gospel. And then there’s that peevish judge in Jesus’ parable, who … Read the rest
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