The great grace of work

The texts for Sunday 21, 2014 (Pentecost 14A): Jonah 3:10–4:11; Psalm 145:1-8; Philippians 1:21-30; and Matthew 20:1-16. ” And about five o’clock he went out and found others standing around; and he said to them, ‘Why are you standing here idle all day?’ They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You also go intoContinueContinue reading “The great grace of work”

Wanting More

  The texts for Sunday, October 14, 2012 (Lectionary 28): Amos 5:6–7, 10–15; Psalm 90:12–17; Hebrews 4:12–16; and Mark 10:17–31. “Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, ‘How hard it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!’ And the disciples were perplexed at these words. But JesusContinueContinue reading “Wanting More”

What are you worth?

The texts for Sunday, October 16, 2011 were: Isaiah 45:1–7; Psalm 96:1–13; 1 Thessalonians 1:1–10; and Matthew 22:15–22 … In our mindset, in the way that we run our world, in our culture, Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and George Soros are worth more than the homeless guy who sleeps underneath the interstate bridge or theContinueContinue reading “What are you worth?”