Proper 23A
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Actual Love
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9 min read
The dark parable Jesus tells challenges us, not to learn what to do, but to recall and do what we’ve already learned from him.
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The Condemned
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7 min read
The parable is dark and disturbing. It doesn’t play out as we expect. And we’re not sure what it is supposed to mean. But maybe we should.
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Listening in parables—for Proper 23A
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2 min read
There’s something about parables we just get. They connect with us better than any other teaching. And they have far more depth.
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Between Proper 22 + 23 (Year A)
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2 min read
For two straight weeks, Jesus throws out parables that challenge the Temple leaders by questioning what they value and why.
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Being There
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7 min read
Our blindness to the presence of God is normal. But it is also an obstacle to our work of building the kin-dom.
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The Parable of the Sharp Dressed Man
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8 min read
in Matthew 22:1-14, Jesus tells a weird parable about wedding banquet and a murderous king. How could this possibly reveal God to us? Proper 23A | Matthew 22:1-14 Remind me not to let Jesus be in charge of the guest list for any future weddings. That guy will let anyone in. Or would he? This…