Luke 16

Because last week seems to me like it was two years ago,- let me remind you that I am sharing with you my morning meds• that is, various "meditations" from my past readings of scripture• the passage I want to focus on comes at the end of this chapter in Luke◦ however, this chapter is a masterpiece◦ and it begins with this strange parable- did Jesus really teach this? did he actually congratulate the dishonest manager?• NO! it was not Jesus who commended him,◦ but a character in the story—the master; his boss• and no there's reason to think the manager’s actions pleased his boss◦ in fact, this very behavior is what got him fired◦ but the boss was impressed by his clever scheme