8th Sunday After Pentecost 2025

For many of us in the pulpit, me included, the topic of giving is as touchy as anything we preach on. It has the potential to seemingly be more off limits than to speak about sex. It can get under our skin. After all, we reason, my financial affairs are personal, private, and nobody’s business. Well, try telling that to God. And see for yourself how often the Bible addresses the matter of the stewardship of wealth. Our Lord Jesus certainly never shied away from the matter. Our Gospel Reading is a case in point. So with that in mind, may God grant us the boldness to dive in and be open to what our Lord has to teach us about being faithful stewards …