The Samaritan saw what Jesus saw: a man beaten, bleeding and dying by the side of the road, says Phillip Thomason.
A few times a month, community columnists weigh in on matters of faith and values. The Faith and Values column appears Mondays, and features retired Methodist minister Paul Graves, of Sandpoint; ...
The parable of the Good Samaritan (cf. Luke 10:25-37) could be called a story of one ordinary person speaking to another. Pope Francis’ encyclical Fratelli Tutti not surprisingly recalls it within the ...
Christians need to admit that we’ve read many parts of the Bible as negative texts toward Jews. Since World War II, many of us have engaged in ongoing, serious discussions with Jewish folks to ...
Find today’s readings here. Today’s Gospel reading is the parable of the Good Samaritan. Because the story and its message are so familiar, the word “Samaritan” has lost its sting for today’s audience ...
The ongoing face-off between federal immigration agents and well-organized neighborhood resistance in Minneapolis reminded me once again of the parable of the Good Samaritan and of how Dr. Martin ...
In the Book of Luke, chapter 10, Jesus told the “Parable of the Good Samaritan.” Is it time for a rewrite? This was the story of a man who was robbed, beaten and left for dead. A priest and a Levite ...
The obvious lesson we can immediately gather from the parable of the Good Samaritan (Lk 10,25,37) is that we should have true empathy and compassion with everyone, irrespective of how those involved ...
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