Second Sunday in Lent (Year 1, NL)
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Biases all around (Matthew 20:1-16)
Why does the landowner in Matthew 20 call the laborers lazy?
A politics of grievance in the vineyard
The language may change, but Matthew 20’s underlying question remains: Who belongs, and who does not?
September 20, Ordinary 25A (Matthew 20:1–16)
A day’s wage for a day’s work? There is no such thing in a farm family.
Orientation and reassurance (Psalm 16)
What more could one need than an encounter with the risen Christ?
April 12, Easter 2A (Acts 2:14a, 22–32; Psalm 16; John 20:19–31)
Some resurrection stories carry wounds we must not ignore.
September 24, Ordinary 25A (Matthew 20:1–16)
Jesus doesn’t seem interested in our warped ways of keeping the ledger of life.
Transformed by the dog I never wanted
She’s helping me answer the question, “Why this life instead of another?”
No seniority (25A; Matthew 20:1-16)
As a culture, we don’t have much patience for the last.
Parable and interpretation? (Matthew 20:1-16)
It's a pithy proverb, but it doesn't capture Jesus' story.
September 24, Ordinary 25A (Philippians 1:21–30; Matthew 20:1–16)
The work of advancing the kingdom doesn't translate into fair compensation as we understand it.
Boundary lines
Every time I read Psalm 16, I think about how an individual's life is in large measure the sum total of the influence of others.
Warning: The last shall be first
Who is this leader who issues this warning? Do we even begin to believe that he's the Christ?
An hour with Penny: Encountering Down syndrome
As someone who is “first” in this world, am I in trouble with God?