On this special Ash Wednesday episode of BibleWorm we’re reading Matthew 18:1-14 in which the disciples ask Jesus who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Jesus not only refuses to answer the question but insists that one must become like a little child in order to even enter the kingdom of heaven in the first place. It is only the empire that thinks in terms of status and greatness. The kingdom of heaven extends a welcome to all. In fact, Jesus tells us to cut off our hands or pluck out our eyes if they tempt us to think and act according to the imperial logic, which distinguishes the great people from the small people, even in acts of charity. Finally, Jesus tells the parable of the lost sheep, which teaches us not to pursue fairness or equity but rather to make sure that each person has whatever they may need to live a full and abundant life. As Christians enter into the season of Lent, this text calls us to welcome those without status and seek abundant life for all. That sounds like an amazing way to spend 40 days.
Episode 330 SPECIAL EPISODE The Gate and the Good Shepherd (John 10:1-18)
Episode 329 The Light of the World (John 9:1-41)
Episode 328 Living Water (John7:35-52)
Episode 327 The Bread of Life (John 6:35-69)
Episode 326 Two Healing Stories (John 4:46-5:18)
Episode 325 SPECIAL EPISODE Exodus and Interest Free Loans (Laura Kahn, JIFLA)
Episode 324 The Woman at the Well (John 4:1-42)
Episode 323 For God So Loved the World (John 3:1-21)
Episode 322 Disruption at the Temple (John2:13-25)
Episode 321 Water Into Wine (John 2:1-11)
Episode 320 Come and See! (John 1:35-51)
Episode 319 The Testimony of John the Baptist (John 1:19-34)
Episode 318 (REPLAY) Christmas Eve SPECIAL EPISODE (Luke 2:1-20)
Episode 317 In the Beginning Was the Word (John 1:1-18)
Episode 316 Come to the Waters (Isaiah 55:1-13)
Episode 315 The Valley of Dry Bones (Ezekiel 37:1-14)
Episode 314 Seek the Peace of the City (Jeremiah 29:1-14)
Episode 313 SPECIAL EPISODE The Old Testament for a Complex World (Dr. Cameron Howard)
Episode 312 Unto You A Child Is Born (Isaiah 9:1-7)
Episode 311 Let Justice Roll Down (Amos 1:1-2 and 5:14-24)
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