Three Churches

[The Parable of the Talents] implies God is the master who endows and rewards the clever use of talents, but casts out the fearful and so called worthless one to a fate worse than death. [It] is quite familiar … and often associated with church stewardship campaigns; but now I’m having trouble putting that persona on God. Can this be the God who Jesus called “Abba”, who blesses the meek, the peacemakers, the merciful? [To read more, click on title]