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Tag Archives: Year A Proper 20
Jonah
A sermon on the story of Jonah and Jesus’ parable of the generous landowner (Matthew 20:1-16) The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and of great kindness. (Psalm 145:8) Jonah experienced both the anger of God and the … Continue reading
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Tagged generosity, Jesus, Jonah, Matthew 20:1-16, mercy, Psalm 145:8, Year A Proper 20
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The justice of God is love
if the waiting, the hoping, the living become heavy enough that you feel the scales tipping, I want you to do three things. I want you to have the suicide crisis line, dial 988, on speed dial in your phone. And I want you, if you have guns in your home, to find someone you trust to take them out of your reach. And I want you to remember this: the vineyard owner did not give up on the day, or the people awaiting good news. Continue reading
The middle man
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Unfair
You do not reward us according to our loveableness, thank God, you are less fair, unlike our exacting, you err always on the side of mercy, balancing justice by melting down wood and iron, recasting the scales to create love’s … Continue reading
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The Gospel according to Jonah
In the form of a bedtime board book: I love you to the end of the ocean. I love you to the depth of the sea. I love you to the belly of the whale and back. * I love you … Continue reading
Grace, mystery food (and kangaroos)
A sermon preached at St Paul’s Episcopal Church, Norwalk, September 25, 2011. Year A, Proper 20. Exodus 16:2-15; Philippians 1:21-30; Matthew 20:1-16 There is a story told – which may or may not be true – that when Captain Cook … Continue reading
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Tagged Captain Cook, Christianity, Eucharist, exodus, grace, kangaroo, manna, religion, revised common lectionary, St Paul's Norwalk OH, Year A Proper 20
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