How’s Our Comprehension?
For Sunday, October 5, 2014 – Matthew 21:33-46 In elementary school I remember getting high marks for Reading Skills but not quite as high for what was called Comprehension. Similarly, we can “read” Jesus quite fluently without truly comprehending him. It is easy to point at the chief priests and elders who were listening to […]
Who Is the Author?
For Sunday, September 28, 2014 – Matthew 21:23-32 The chief priests and elders ask Jesus, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?” In other words, who is the author of your life? It’s a good question for us all. Are we the ones writing the narrative of our […]
Good Work
For Sunday, September 21, 2014 – Matthew 20:1-16 Within each of us, ready to serve, is a good worker, one who delights in diligent and faithful labor. We might think we prefer leisure. We save and plan and dream of all the not working we would like to do, but a core part of us loves the steady rhythms of […]
Forever Forgive
For Sunday, September 14, 2014 – Matthew 18:21-35 In case we haven’t been listening, Jesus has more to say about forgiving as we have been forgiven. Wanting to be a good student, Peter ponders the math. “How often should I forgive?” he asks. “As many as seven times?” Seven—a long span, a vast number. In years, long enough for the “same […]
