23rd Sunday after Pentecost November 16, 2014 Matthew 25:14-30 This is the second parable in a series of three that we hear from Jesus just before his arrest. In the chapter before this, Jesus’ disciples have been admiring the temple, it’s golden stones and it’s permanence. But Jesus warns them that such permanence […]
In the Meantime….
22nd Sunday after Pentecost November 9, 2014 Matthew 25:1-13 This parable is one of three in this last chapter of Jesus’ teaching before he is arrested and interrogated and brutally murdered by the state. In this one, the bridegroom is delayed and the girls who wait to celebrate are required to be prepared beyond what […]
Living in Tents: Waiting
11th Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary August 8, 2010 Genesis 12: 1-8 and Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16: Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2Indeed, by faith our ancestors received approval. 3By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what […]