Matthew 13
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Between Proper 11 + 12 (Year A)
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2 min read
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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Between Proper 10 + 11 (Year A)
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4 min read
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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Love Poets
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8 min read
Like poets, Jesus invites his followers to observe in our world those places where God breaks through so that we might revel in that joy. Proper 12A | Matthew 13:31-33,44-52 The work of the poet is discovery. After ruthless editing of course. Discovery. It begins first with discovery in the world: observation. The poet watches…
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Revealed
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7 min read
In Matthew’s parables, we are offered different visions of God’s dream for humanity, but we struggle to hear what Jesus is revealing. Proper 11A | Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 The first time I knew that God was real, I was in seminary. While some of you might think that’s crazy, I know some of you know…
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The nuisance of divine planting
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1 min read
I fight the grass, forcing its way up through cracks in the sidewalk and driveway like an OCD sentry, defending the palace from natural invasion – grass our persistent interloper. My right thumb, the out side of the pointer, just below the tip, begin to ache, like I’ve been writing with a flat pencil. The outer…