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Out of Darkness
The odd nature of this parable invites us to dig deeper, not into what we think it says, but into what we already know about Jesus’s mission.
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Why we struggle with the parable of the bridesmaids
Do we give ourselves permission to read this parable with grace and honesty? Do we even realize what we’re reading and why?
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After the Violence—for Proper 27A
We usually read the parable of the bridesmaids as a teaching about preparedness. But it is a chilling challenge to selfish comforts.
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Between Proper 25 + 27 (Year A)
This week’s gospel comes to us as a final exam—not a random teaching. That context, in the last days, is central to our understanding of it.
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The Time to Shine
The parable of the bridesmaids is a story of dysfunction in the middle of a pandemic. Which makes it pretty fitting for us.
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Getting In
In the parable of the bridesmaids, Jesus gives us, not instructions on how to get into heaven, but an example of how not to. Proper 27A | Matthew 25:1-13 It was about this time 4 years ago when my friend Bruce died. He was a faithful and pious man. He had a real certainty about…