The Gospel Is Uncouth

But not as uncouth as ignoring the cries of the needy.

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Bartimaeus was “uncouth.”

“Son of David, have mercy on me!”

This man without sight and without financial means, who parked on the roadside of Jericho’s streets, didn’t know his place, so his neighbors reminded him by telling him to shut up.

Jericho streets. The town of walls tumbling down. The place with a legacy of Israelite …