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Jesus talks about money a lot in the Bible. At some point in their life the disciple will have to face full on the battle between God and money.   What is money? Money of course is not the issue, but rather the promises that money makes. Come to me and you will be secure! Come to me and you will be welcomed by others! Come to me and you will have power and status! The things that money can buy are things that we as humans crave: a sense of complete security, acceptance and status in society, freedom from vulnerability and servitude. We see evidence all around us that the poor are dependent, vilified, judged, lacking in status and power, rejected and needy. In order to follow Jesus and to have God as our Lord and Saviour we must fully face the false promises that money dangles before us. Jesus’ story or parable from Luke 16 verses 1-13 is about just that. He describes a wealthy man and his manager. The manager has been squandering the wealthy man’s property and on being found ...

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Feast Day of the Birth of Mary, Prophet  8th Sept 2019 Congratulations it's a girl! A huge, recent, analysis of worldwide population data suggests sex-selective abortions have led to at least 23 million fewer girls being born in the world. The majority of these “missing” girls are in China and India.   (The New Scientist, 16 th April 2019, Deborah MacKenzie) This puts in very real terms the effect of the devaluation of women which is directly linked to their lack of economic power. If girls will be a financial burden to a family living in poverty, the choice to abort when it becomes available, is understandable if not ethical. Throughout history women have had to earn their value (if they make it into the world) through brave and creative responses to the unprotected and perilous positions they find themselves in. Think of Ruth in the Old Testament who is commended for her faithfulness to her mother-in-law, Naomi. All the men in their family die and Ruth’s sisters return...