Last week focused on another parable from Jesus from the Gospel of Luke (16:19-31). Luke has given us some strange and challenging scriptures lately, and this one is no exception. It's a parable of judgment, a disgusting description of the miserable plight of a poor man ("dogs would come and lick his sores") juxtaposed with a scathing picture of the extravagant, cushy lifestyle of an insensitive rich man who wears finery and feasts in luxury. When both men die, things get really interesting, and the whole thing becomes a dire warning about life here on earth and what comes next. It's a real honest-to-God "hellfire and damnation" story for sure.