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The Collapsing Boundaries of War
War messes with our moral compass. But it is the sense of inevitability that does far more damage. Our work is to enforce those boundaries.
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The Condemned
The parable is dark and disturbing. It doesn’t play out as we expect. And we’re not sure what it is supposed to mean. But maybe we should.
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If one is Praying for Peace…
Then one is praying for new life. Hope. And everything that can come from it. Joy. And everyone who can experience it. And justice for all.
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Listening in parables—for Proper 23A
There’s something about parables we just get. They connect with us better than any other teaching. And they have far more depth.
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Dressed—wearing the right clothes
Clothes, and our expectations for what we wear and when, are a strange thing to condemn one another for. Well, really, ever.
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Between Proper 22 + 23 (Year A)
For two straight weeks, Jesus throws out parables that challenge the Temple leaders by questioning what they value and why.
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The Grace of Courage
A parable of wickedness told to the wicked creates a challenge for people of faith who seek to do good — it is a call to good courage.
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Up and Down
What we understand as up and down is relative to our location. Locations that, themselves, are relative to each other—it is all relative.
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