"In other words, this parable is for everybody...this is the lesson we need when we are tempted to believe that we are better, that we are favored, that we are good in a way that others are not."

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"When we have built our self worth and relationship to God around things we do as opposed to what god has done for us... this can lead us to a very dark place indeed."

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"The purchase of a field isn’t about practicality. It isn’t about sound financial judgment. The purchase is about hope. Reckless, optimistic hope."

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"Lament is grief expressed. Sometimes it is at or to God, sometimes it is about the world and its injustices. Lamenting a loss or a grievance can be a powerful tool for mending a broken heart... Our God is big enough to handle our grief, especially when it grows too great for us to carry ourselves."

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"You don't have to be 'out there' to be lost. Lost-ness is part of a life of faith. It happens to everyone."

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"Jesus wants us to know that discipleship is hard, that it has a cost. But, importantly, discipleship is available to EVERYONE."

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