March 11: Deuteronomy 16-18; Psalm 58; Luke 16

The parable of the dishonest steward.  An enigma, isn't it?  What truth can we hear in this story?  Perhaps, we are to use the things of this world in order to secure our future.  We always live in that tension of living in this world, but not being of this world.  How do we live in our culture and society and yet be agents of God's Kingdom---a Kingdom that is so radically different from this world?  Is the answer to simply have nothing to do with this world, as our Amish brothers and sisters believe?  Perhaps, learning how to use what is of this world to reveal God's Kingdom is what it means to be shrewd.  How can we live in this materialistic society and yet still declare God as our Master?