Tag: Parable of the Wicked Tenants

  • Wicked Tenants

    Wicked Tenants

    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…

  • Closer to the Kingdom

    Closer to the Kingdom

    How the negative helps us find the positive in the Parable of the Wicked Tenants a Homily for Proper 22 A  |  Text: Matthew  21:33-46   It is a great honor to be here to join you this morning. I am so thankful for the grace and generosity that has been shown to me already. I…