This Sunday, we’ll explore the parable of the shrewd manager. In the parable, a manager uses all the resources available to him before losing his job to secure a comfortable future—employing clever, though questionable, methods along the way. Jesus urges us to be shrewd managers as well, because like the manager in the parable, we all have “mammon”—the resources we depend on apart from God, such as money, work, or status. If we use our mammon only for ourselves, we may gain worldly rewards but miss out on heavenly treasure. Instead, Jesus calls us to use our shrewdness in service to God’s kingdom. Then, like the manager, we’ll be preparing for our future—but unlike him, the wealth we build will last forever.