Ruth 3: 1-5, 4: 13-17 and Mark 12: 38-44; Widows and Justice; Nov 11, 2018; Pastor Rebecca Ellenson; ICCM
“The Widow’s Mite” is a classic Gospel text that appears in what is usually Stewardship Season back home, the time when congregations ask people for pledges of giving and set the budget for the coming year. Who hasn’t squirmed when a well-meaning pastor asks: “If a poor widow can give her sacrificial bit for the Lord’s work, how can we — so comfortably wealthy by comparison — not give much, much more?” Continue reading “Widows and Justice”