In his exploration of authority, Jesus confronts those confronting him, and reveals a way of being in the world that can save us all. Sharing it is our vocationProper 21A | Matthew 21:23-32 Authority. It’s a sticky concept in every way. It’s sticky—in that when we get …
Telling the Story
Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! This week, we enter the part of the lectionary season that I struggle with the most. If we were reading the gospel straight through, we’d know that, since last Sunday, Jesus has entered Jerusalem. He has shamed Temple leaders and disrupted the Temple’s commerce. …
A Word: Liberating Economics
In the parable of the laborers in the vineyard, Jesus offers us a chance to look at our relationships completely differently: with generosity. the restorative love of Jesus in actionProper 20A | Matthew 20:1-16 This parable may be the most fascinating of Jesus’s teachings. And most people …