Kinman wants to reconsider the exegesis of Luke 12:57-59. He provides reasons to question the consensus interpretation. His reasons are based on three factors that he considers: the literary setting of the passage in its context, the phenomenon of debt in Hellenistic law, and the language of the passage itself.

Those that fill leadership positions in the church need to ring the bell of warning when there is danger ahead. This article is about imminent dangers that pastors must be on the lookout for.