tax collectors and sinners

Bread for the Journey, Friday and Saturday in the First Week of Epiphany

On: January 15, 2021

Tagged: change, empire, gospel of Mark, tax collectors and sinners

From the Daily Lectionary for Friday in the First Week after the Epiphany Mark 2:13-22 Jesus went out again beside the lake; the whole crowd gathered around him, and he taught them. As he was walking along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said toRead More →

Bread for the Journey, Thursday in the 23rd Week after Pentecost

On: November 12, 2020

Tagged: compassion, jesus, prodigal son, tax collectors and sinners

From the Daily Lectionary for Thursday in the Twenty-Third Week after Pentecost Luke 15:1-2, 11-32 Now all the tax-collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.” Then Jesus said, “There was aRead More →

Bread for the Journey, Wednesday in the Seventeenth Week after Pentecost

On: September 30, 2020

Tagged: jesus, repentance, shared meals, tax collectors and sinners, understanding

From the Daily Lectionary for Wednesday in the Seventeenth Week after Pentecost Luke 5:27-39 After this he went out and saw a tax-collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up, left everything, and followed him. Then Levi gave a greatRead More →

tax collectors and sinners

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