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Between Proper 11 + 12 (Year A)
The gap in the lectionary this week tells of the telling of parables. Is it valuable to the reader? Well, probably not.
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Keeping the point the point
We have a tendency to focus on the negative. Thinking it’s what we’re supposed to do. It’s actually a distraction.
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I don’t want to see crosses in nature
Many of us pretend this symbol is both innocent and inspiring. That it isn’t political. But it always is—especially in nature.
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The true scarcity of good soil
Our soil is dying. We’re killing it. And this idea messes with us. With how we see ourselves in light of this danger.
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Addressing the false narrative of head versus heart
Jesus gives us a parable that compels us in ways that make us feel and think. What we choose to do with that is telling.
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Loving the best way we can
The greatest challenge with being good is often that we don’t know what to do with our sense of evil; and when that is us.
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Dealing with the subjectivity of good and bad
We treat good and bad as absolutes, rather than subjective identifiers of what could be. Which means we can be wrong.
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Between Proper 10 + 11 (Year A)
A couple pieces the lectionary skips over reveal a lot about the texts we’re reading. And much more about ourselves.
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