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Who's Image Is On You?

Grace and peace to you from God our Creator, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, who abides in which of us. Amen

What an odd & depressing story! Right on the heels of our text from last week about how the landlord was going to put those “miserable wretches” of tenants to death, this week we hear a parable about a “king” who invites his people to his son’s…

Let's Party!

Grace and peace to you from God our Creator, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, who abides in which of us. Amen

What an odd & depressing story! Right on the heels of our text from last week about how the landlord was going to put those “miserable wretches” of tenants to death, this week we hear a parable about a “king” who invites his people to his son’s…

Who Is In Charge?

Grace and peace to you from God our Creator, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, who abides in which of us. Amen

Jesus has been on a roll lately in this Gospel of Matthew and he has been using parables to try and teach not only his disciples, but also those religious leaders who have been challenging him. So, today, once again, he asks the Pharisees to listen to…

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Grace and peace to you from God our Creator, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, who abides in which of us. Amen

In our Gospel text last week we read the parable of the laborers in the vineyard. You remember that, don’t you? That is the story that all of us find extremely unfair, because as someone pointed out, Jesus seemed to be advocating for a form of socialism…

Imagine That!

Grace and peace to you from God our Creator, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, who abides in which of us. Amen

As we have listened to Jesus these past few weeks, he has offered parables about what the kingdom of heaven is like. In both of the previous two weeks, he has offered us a way to imagine the kingdom and then has followed it up with an explanation of each of the…

Unlimited Grace!

Grace and peace to you from God our Creator, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, who abides in which of us. Amen

So, let’s begin by having a little refresher from last week. Jesus had been teaching his disciples about his church that is the ekklesia, or the gathering of those who follow in his ways. Remember a few weeks ago, we heard Peter, before all the other…

Conflict Management

Grace and peace to you from God our Creator, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, who abides in which of us. Amen

A few months after my father died, my youngest sister announced that she was pregnant. That news brought some real joy into my family again. And then a few months later when she announced that they had found out the baby was a boy and they decided to…

Let's Find An Alternative Route!

Grace and peace to you from God our Creator, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, who abides in which of us. Amen

With all of our modern technology, there really is no need for maps anymore, is there? Now, Jill and I have a GPS in our car so we often use it, but I still like to use good old fashion maps sometimes, particularly when I am traveling on long trips to…

Does It Matter?

Grace and peace to you from God our Creator, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, who abides in which of us. Amen

Back on August 9, Jill and I celebrated our 34th wedding anniversary. As I am sure it is with most of you, when we celebrate our anniversary it is always a good time to remember back how things used to be. It truly was a carefree time for us. It was just…

Radical Generosity

Grace and peace to you from God our Creator, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, who abides in which of us. Amen

So, be honest, how many of you like the concept of equality that Jesus taught in this Gospel story today? How many of you think it was fair for the landowner to give a full days wage to those who worked for only an hour and then when those that worked,…

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