Proper 20A
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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
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5 min read
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
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2 min read
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)
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5 min read
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
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7 min read
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
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8 min read
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…