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From the entrance to the exit—for Holy Week
Our approach to Holy Week ought to reflect our compassion and the vision we have learned from Jesus, of love and generosity and hope.
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Untying the colt — danger and fear in the triumphal entry
Scripture offers us two visions of the triumphal entry, depending on how we imagine the moment and I kinda like the rebellious one.
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The Money Distraction — then what should we care about?
We may be tempted to hear Judas’s suggestion of selling and giving the money away as a reasonable response — we shouldn’t.
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We’re all in this together
In the profound moments and the tragic, we are made keenly aware of being in it with other people. But the same applies to every moment.
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Could we just not focus on the money this time?
The ethical question Judas offers is so tempting. But what would it be if we didn’t think of it as an honest question? Because we shouldn’t.
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Celebrating in Grief—for Lent 5C
How we understand the character of Jesus, and more importantly, our relationship to that vision, determines our response to him.
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Prudence and the desire to just keep saving
When we read this story and think of waste, we are being seduced, not with a virtuous desire for service, but an unhealthy desire to be right.
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Graceful — The unity that lives behind our broken vision
The parable of the Prodigal Sons relies on a disconnect between both sons and the father — they believe they can live outside the family.
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