Year A – Proper 24
The Pharisees went and plotted to entrap him in what he said. So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the way of God in accordance with truth, and show deference to no one; for you do not regard people with partiality. […]
Read MoreYear A: Proper 23 – October 11, 2020
Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding banquet, but they would not come. Again, he sent other slaves, saying, ‘Tell those […]
Read MoreYear A – Proper 22 (27) Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
I ask you today to listen with new ears to the Parable of the Wicked Tenants, which at first glance seems to be one of the more easily understood parables that Jesus presented during his ministry. Indeed, there is widespread scholarly agreement on the characters: the owner of the vineyard represents God, the tenants he […]
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