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 …
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Advent 3 – Love All
Read: Psalm 34, Isaiah 61 To catch up, read the previous posts: Spend Less and Give More. It is very easy to look at religious faith as a tool for being a good person. Do this. Don't do that. Make these particular choices. Avoid those. Be prudent and wise and everything will work out for you …
Advent 2 – Give More
Read: Isaiah 9:6-7, Ephesians 1:3-10 To catch up, don't forget to visit last week's post: Spend Less. This time every year, I think of the French philospher Jacques Derrida. Weird, I know. But stick with me. Derrida named the inherent problem with giving gifts: their unspoken obligations. If …