"Jesus' Weirdest Parable" - Augustine said God gave us people to love and things to use, and original sin manifests itself in our penchant to confuse those two, loving things and using people.

"The Gospel" - The essence of the Gospel is in Luke 15.

"Put God First" - In one of the hard sayings of Jesus, he asked us to put him before of other things.

"Lift Up the Shade" - Jesus wants us to look for those to include.

"Finding Good Grapes in the Vineyard" - We don't always respond the way God expects us to but God still has faith in us!

"Life Is Short" - Life is too short to waste on things other than the "good pleasure" God wants for us.

"Richness in God" - Richness in God is about more than just physical possessions.

"Mary and Martha" - We must not lose sight of the most important thing when serving... that we're doing it for Jesus.

"Mary and Martha" - We must not lose sight of the most important thing when serving... that we're doing it for Jesus.

"The Good Samaritan" - The parable of caring for one's neighbor reminds us that Christ's sacrifice for us should inspire gratitude and kindness.