tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775680.post1390137462409738964..comments2023-05-17T04:42:03.625-07:00Comments on Evan Abla & Julia Roat-Abla: The Shrewd Steward: Luke 16:1-13, a short perspectiveEvan and Julia Ablahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13611518156255266260noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775680.post-55764996839187590482009-08-05T10:47:35.233-07:002009-08-05T10:47:35.233-07:00This is the remarkable art work of Kazakhstan Arti...This is the remarkable art work of Kazakhstan Artist, Nelly Bube (Bubay). Here is one of the links I have - http://kuster-web.net/kz-culture-and-art/nelly-bubay/index.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775680.post-47967985064091043902008-09-07T22:03:00.000-07:002008-09-07T22:03:00.000-07:00http://www.journeywithjesus.net/Essays/20040913JJ....http://www.journeywithjesus.net/Essays/20040913JJ.shtml<BR/><BR/>I couldn't find good citation. I found it here and thought it was a brilliant image.Evan and Julia Ablahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611518156255266260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775680.post-65517042548585505362008-08-20T13:05:00.000-07:002008-08-20T13:05:00.000-07:00Hi, I was wondering where you found that great pic...Hi, <BR/><BR/>I was wondering where you found that great pic of the shrewd manager? Do you have the citation info? I'd love to use your image.<BR/><BR/>Thanks<BR/>DanaUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07590261560915713235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775680.post-19172824389679832432007-09-25T12:17:00.000-07:002007-09-25T12:17:00.000-07:00It's also more understood in its surrounding conte...It's also more understood in its surrounding context and in the larger contex that is Luke. For Luke there is always this larger than life theme of "the Great Overturning."Evan and Julia Ablahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611518156255266260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775680.post-2108945687880961002007-09-25T12:15:00.000-07:002007-09-25T12:15:00.000-07:00Ah, yes, wise as serpents and harmless as doves . ...Ah, yes, wise as serpents and harmless as doves . . . especially when it's with someone else's money, especially the rich!Evan and Julia Ablahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611518156255266260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775680.post-58999702521573323292007-09-25T08:20:00.000-07:002007-09-25T08:20:00.000-07:00I find that I understand this passage better when ...I find that I understand this passage better when I found it in the Message. <BR/><BR/>Luke 16:1-13 (The Message)<BR/> <BR/>The Story of the Crooked Manager<BR/> 1-2Jesus said to his disciples, "There was once a rich man who had a manager. He got reports that the manager had been taking advantage of his position by running up huge personal expenses. So he called him in and said, 'What's this I hear about you? You're fired. And I want a complete audit of your books.' <BR/> 3-4"The manager said to himself, 'What am I going to do? I've lost my job as manager. I'm not strong enough for a laboring job, and I'm too proud to beg. . . . Ah, I've got a plan. Here's what I'll do . . . then when I'm turned out into the street, people will take me into their houses.' <BR/><BR/> 5"Then he went at it. One after another, he called in the people who were in debt to his master. He said to the first, 'How much do you owe my master?' <BR/><BR/> 6"He replied, 'A hundred jugs of olive oil.' <BR/><BR/> "The manager said, 'Here, take your bill, sit down here—quick now— write fifty.' <BR/><BR/> 7"To the next he said, 'And you, what do you owe?' <BR/><BR/> "He answered, 'A hundred sacks of wheat.' <BR/><BR/> "He said, 'Take your bill, write in eighty.' <BR/><BR/> 8-9"Now here's a surprise: The master praised the crooked manager! And why? Because he knew how to look after himself. Streetwise people are smarter in this regard than law-abiding citizens. They are on constant alert, looking for angles, surviving by their wits. I want you to be smart in the same way—but for what is right—using every adversity to stimulate you to creative survival, to concentrate your attention on the bare essentials, so you'll live, really live, and not complacently just get by on good behavior."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com