Posts Tagged ‘26th Sunday After Pentecost’
Good News in Hard Places
This week’s lectionary text is a familiar but difficult one.
For many of us, Matthew 25 recalls memories of sermons of the past — echoes of the sheep vs. the goats, cautionary tales about entertaining angels, or Jesus in disguise. There is an abundance of judgment for those seeking it, and we all find ourselves crossing our fingers, hoping to land on the King’s right side and avoid his left.
Read MoreAre you the King?
I know that I’m not the only one who faced deep anxiety during the last year and a half. For that reason, I want to invite us to bring our anxiety to the lectionary reading this week.
Read MoreMore Than Charity
Identify with those who have nothing. Not in charity alone so as to be a helper of those without food, clothes, or who are imprisoned. Rather, identify with their humanity.…
Read MoreAre You the King?
On the eve of a battle in the year 312, Constantine had a vision. He saw a cross in the sky and he heard God say, “By this, conquer!”
Read MoreChrist’s Dark Humor
Dante had it right. The Gospel is ultimately a “divine comedy,” and Jesus is not afraid to play the fool.
Read MoreSheep or Goat?
God comes to us in what Mother Theresa called “the distressing disguise of the other,” in the face of the despised and rejected. That, in a nutshell, is the Gospel. It’s Word made flesh!
Read MoreStone by Stone
This week’s text is difficult. It is the reminder that peacemaking is not for the faint of heart. The text begins on a positive note. “Some were speaking about the…
Read MoreUnlikely Hero in a Familiar Parable?
I have loved ones crushed by the powers of the world and thrown out. They’re struggling. Sometimes they are faithful, sometimes not. Me too.
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