“Les Misérables” features two of literature’s great Good Samaritan figures.
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Is Loving Our Neighbor Asking Too Much?
Spiritual Sunday This past week, I attended a special Bible study session on the Good Samaritan parable where Sewanee’s Rev. Amy Lamborn emphasized just how radical God’s second great commandment is. Jesus tells the story in such a way, she pointed out, that call out his audiences prejudices. At a time when we are turning […]
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i put him all into my arms
e. e. cummings’ “man who had fallen among thieves” brings the Good Samaritan parable uncomfortably close to home.
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