Tell it Slant: Parables in Luke’s Gospel 4/6
Persistence over performance. I’m ready to give this widow a standing ovation. You? One of the tenets of Critical Race Theory is “interest convergence,” the idea that laws do not change because of the kindness of lawmaker’s hearts. They change because the interests of the lawmakers or the powerful converge with the interests of justice advocates. “Though I have no fear of God and no respect for anyone,” he says, “this widow is on my everlasting nerve.” And then we have the pray-ers. Why do you think this parable immediately follows the previous one? What common themes do you see?
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