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On the Inside
For a second time, Jesus shames elites at a dinner party. Here’s what he’s trying to teach us about power and shame.
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OK, who invited Jesus? (Proper 17C)
Jesus goes to a second dinner party with elites and *again* makes a scene, shaming them for how they treat others.
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The Fanciest One There
Jesus tells some fancy people at a fancy party — have you thought about inviting people who *aren’t* fancy?
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Between: Luke 14:15-24
The conclusion of Jesus’s attending a dinner party in Luke explores God’s vision for humanity: an expanded guest list and a spirit of gratitude.
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Revising the Guest List
Jesus is a terrible guest at your dinner party. While you’re worrying about who’s going to show up, he’s inviting everyone in. Jesus and the art of the dinner partyProper 17C | Luke 14:1,7-14 When I was young, I loved sleepovers. This was the real political currency of junior high school. Whose house you went…
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Between: Luke 13:18-14:6
A look at the gaps in the lectionary. This week: the gap between Proper 16C and Proper 17C. The text: Luke 13:18-14:6 Jesus’s trip to the synagogue last week introduces an interesting power dynamic. Jesus heals a woman, knowing he’s not supposed to. Today, if Jesus were a priest in The Episcopal Church, he’d be…
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Insatiable Desire – How Jesus provides the antidote to what is killing us
Jesus is a terrible dinner guest. One would think that by now the Pharisees would know better than to invite Jesus for dinner. He’s always complaining about how we treat the help and how exclusive the guest list is. He calls us out in front of our friends and all but calls us greedy and…
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Out of love
a homily for Proper 17C Text: Luke 14:1,7-14 The rude one We have all had the common experience of the cell phone conversation at the checkout. We are patiently waiting in line for our turn, while the person in front of us is yacking away about somebody named Tiffany and how her daughter…