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The Grace of Courage
A parable of wickedness told to the wicked creates a challenge for people of faith who seek to do good — it is a call to good courage.
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Wrestling with the wicked
The parable of the wicked tenants challenges us to see in it more than the Passion, but of the actions we treat as inevitable.
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Seeing the wicked or the good? — for Proper 22A
With a parable of wickedness, our minds turn to their own kind of wickedness, not redemption, or goodness. But they could.
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Between Proper 21 + 22 (Year A)
The confrontations in the Temple continue. And understanding how they got there, and how that makes us feel, is essential.
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Facing the truth
Jesus challenges the Temple leaders to change. And we’re being invite to do the same. Even in the midst of a pandemic.
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In the Kingdom of Earth
In the Kingdom of Earth, selfishness rules and violence is justified. How far such things are from what Jesus offers: a kin-dom of heaven. Proper 22A | Matthew 21:33-46 Several years ago, Rose and I took a trip to northwestern Michigan. We stayed in a bed and breakfast near Traverse City and drove up the…
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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…