Who is this master?

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The texts for Sunday, November 16, 2014 (23rd Sunday after Pentecost): Zephaniah 1:7, 12–18Psalm 90:1–8[9–11] 121 Thessalonians 5:1–11; and Matthew 25:14–30.

Link to the audio file of the sermon:  Sermon on the Master and three slaves

**Most of the sermon was preached without manuscript.  In this sermon, I compare Mary’s Magnificat and the God that she describes there with the master in this parable, challenging our assumption that the master in this parable is God … maybe, instead, he is us.   Louis CK gets a mention, too.

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Featured Image:  Sketch of the parable of the Talents by Rembrandt

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I am, well ... me. I am probably most defined by my diversity of experiences: I have lived in three countries and visited (or lived on) six continents. I love to garden and take pictures and think about theology (and grace and justice and all that jazz) and I love Jazz (and a whole lot of other music too) ... and I do yoga and go hiking and enjoy meeting new people and talking international politics and working on justice issues and watching wildlife in my yard and wandering in NYC and kayaking. I especially love sitting in coffee shops and talking to friends. I hate sitting in my office. Oh, and they call me "Pastor," at least some of the time.

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