Here's an excerpt and link to the full sermon:
Who
are you in this story?
I
mean the one about Jesus and the Syrophenician woman, the one he calls a dog.
Of
course, it would be easier to skip right over that and go to the much lovelier
story of healing a deaf-mute and being very modest about it. We admire that.
But… we’re not going there just yet. Jesus’ obnoxious behavior has something to
teach us.
You
see, I don’t think there’s any way to gloss over what Jesus does in this story.
In fact, in the context of his time, what he said was even harsher than it
would be today.
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