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Liberating Economics — the restorative love of Jesus in action
In the parable of the laborers in the vineyard, Jesus offers us a chance to look at our relationships completely differently: with generosity.
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Yes, it really is all about the money
In a parable that draws our minds to fairness and merit, Jesus compels us to address how money affects our neighbors and neighborhoods.
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How our love of fairness blinds us—for Proper 20A
Wealth, hard work, and fairness are all tangled up in our imagination. This blinds us to our impact on the experiences of others.
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Between Proper 19 + 20 (Year A)
Jesus’s teachings on marriage, children, and wealth are a reminder of our weakness and how God’s dream is actually arranged.
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Making us squirm
In a parable about laborers in the vineyard, Jesus shows us that to see the Kingdom, we have to look differently.
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Generous and Just
Jesus’s parable of the laborers in the vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16) doesn’t seem fair. But that’s because we don’t want it to be. Proper 20A | Matthew 20:1-16 For those who have not heard this gospel story before, or hardly recognize it, you can probably tell right away it is one of the most hated parables…
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We Labor Together
Fairness in the Kingdom is not about your wealth, but our health a Homily for Proper 20 A | Text: Matthew 20:1-16 GOD’s way doesn’t seem fair It seems fitting that we would spend my last few weeks here dealing with what holy community looks like to Jesus. It is almost as if He’s trying to tell us something. I…