Proper 21C
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The Chasms
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3 min read
In the parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus, we are given the chance to see, not what is fixed, but what can be changed.
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seeing the gaps in the lectionary. This week: the gap between Proper 21C and Proper 22C. The text: Luke 17:1-4. Context First things first. We are now many chapters passed when Jesus turned his face toward Jerusalem. This means we are getting far closer to arriving in Jerusalem than we are to those easy days…
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Unbound Grace
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8 min read
The parable reveals how blind the rich man is to reality. And in reading it, Jesus hopes we won’t continue to share the same delusion.
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Between: those Lovers of Money
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11 min read
In just a few verses, Jesus ties us in knots and turns us into our enemies.
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Bigger Than the Gap Which Divides Us
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8 min read
Rose and I would watch the show Parenthood each week, wrapt to the Braverman family. Two aging parents, their adult children with children of their own. And one particular storyline divided our household. Proper 21 | Luke 16:19-31 One of the Braverman kids was having marital trouble. The husband, who had sacrificed his career throughout their marriage,…
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Bridging the Gap
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6 min read
a homily for Proper 21C Text: Luke 16:19-31 Picturing the People Listen again to the opening sentences of this parable. Hear it. Close your eyes and take it in. There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay…