Mark 12
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Between Proper 27 + 28 (Year B)
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2 min read
The move this week into the Little Apocalypse is preceded by an experience of Jesus preparing the people for what is to come.
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Should Christians Vote?
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6 min read
I don’t know if you’ve heard, but I think there’s an election coming up! You wouldn’t know, what with how little the media is covering it… I’m kidding, of course. Election coverage is everywhere. And today is Primary Day in Indiana, so there is all sort of focus and attention going on right now. We…
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Wicked Tenants
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7 min read
I despise this parable. I always have. Hate, violence, and murder. Images of incarceration and indentured servitude. These are indeed wicked tenants. But I’m not sure the vineyard owner isn’t a little bit wicked too. The fence, the watchtower, the going away and letting them fend for themselves. I find the parable deeply troubling. And this…
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Rejecting the Widow’s Mite
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7 min read
As a priest I tend to hate the late fall. Mostly because it is our so-called stewardship season: the time in which we once again beg people to give money to the church. We try to pretend that it is about giving in the most generous sense, that we are concerned with Time, Talent, and…
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In the Morning: Tuesday of Holy Week
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2 min read
The Jesus Movement is actually all about authority. If we recognize how Jesus challenged their understanding of authority on Sunday and again on Monday and then witness the fig tree “withered away to its roots” we may see that we, as the disciples, are the witnesses.
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The Twofer (Eating Scripture)
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1 min read
Eating a double helping of Mark 12:28-34 and John 11:32-44 We get our choice this week between two texts. One is the lectionary text (Mark) and the other is the text from All Saints’ Day (John) which can be transferred. Most churches I’ve served observe All Saints’ on a Sunday, so I thought I’d do…