The Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin, the Lost Sons (the Prodigal Son) are three familiar parables. So familiar we may think we know them. But these parables, like other biblical stories reward repeated engagement. Reading them this time, I was struck by the repeating celebrating and joy. “He calls together his friends and neighbors, saying […]
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We Who Should Know Better
The lectionary, last week and this week, gives us a couple of interesting but difficult parables. You can read the parables here, Matthew 25:1-13 and here, Matthew 25:14-30. What’s going on here? It is always helpful when reading a passage a scripture to recognize where the passage occurs in the larger text. Where are we in the […]
