#proper 28a

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Let's talk about money

Photo by Johnny McClung on Unsplash And who we really areProper 28A  |  Matthew 25:14-30 We’ve had some pretty intense gospel readings for several weeks. And last week I began to feel it. So I thought maybe this week, we could start out with a joke. I’m so much in debt, I can’t afford to pay my electric bill…These are the darkest days of my life… OK. How about this one: I lost my job at the…

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He punishes the one who is faithful

Photo by Gabriel Meinert on Unsplash This Week: Proper 28AGospel: Matthew 25:14-30 Jesus crafts a final parable for his followers that is truly intoxicating. Like the last one, which seems to offer a good teaching about prudent preparation, we want to find something in this one. And many of us do. Talents—and watching God grown them. That tracks. The problem is literally everything else. The…

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Between Proper 27 + 28 (Year A)

A look at the gaps in the lectionary. This week: the gap between Proper 27A and 28AThe text: none Remembering the contest for the gospel should be easier this week as we have another dark parable. Which comes right after the one from last week. And while there is no gap in the lectionary this week, digging back in to the context will help ground us again this week. This is especially valuable…

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Talentless

Talentless - a homily for Proper 28A

In the parable of the bridesmaids (Matthew 25:14-30), Jesus gives a chilling picture of the kin-dom which is more “what not to do” than it is “how to be a Christian”.

Proper 28A  |  Matthew 25:24-30

If I entrusted you with a key to our home while we go away on vacation, what do I expect of you? I expect you will leave it the way you found it! You will be in my space, but will not abuse my…

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Matthew 25:1-13, Being Prepared for the Lord's Delay

Matthew 25:1-13, Being Prepared for the Lord’s Delay

[November 9, 2014] With this morning’s reading we consider carelessness in view of the delay of the Messiah’s “Second Advent.” In Matthew 24:1-31 Jesus spoke to his disciples privately about the immanent desecration of the Temple and the attendant suffering. Jesus also spoke of the coming of the Son of Man in the clouds of heaven (Daniel 7:13-14) with power and great glory when he would gather…

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