If there are two words that don’t go very well together I think the words “love” and “debt” are good candidates. We aren’t in love with our debts and if we are emotionally healthy we don’t think the people we love owe us love in return. So what might I be thinking when I bring the two […]
What do you mean I owe you?
Don’t worry, the title of this post does not mean: you owe me money I owe you money anyone owes anyone money We are still on Romans and we have reached chapter 13. Paul seems to be a little confused by verse eight, where we are told to “owe no one anything”; except this: “Owe […]
Debt and grace
I preach about grace fairly often. This shouldn’t be too much of a surprise, after all grace is one of the hallmarks of following Jesus so it shows up in the Lectionary texts with some frequency. I also very much enjoy preaching about grace because it is one of the hardest things for me, and […]