Week 10 (Year 3, NL)
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When they actually listen (Jonah 3:1-5, 10)
There’s something that’s even stranger than being a prophet.
Repentance at the heart (3B) (Jonah 3:1-5, 10; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20)
There’s a whole lotta repenting going on in these texts.
When we advertise our righteousness, it becomes self-righteousness
What we can learn from the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector
Who is justified? (Luke 18:9–14)
This Reformation Day, I'm preaching the Gospel text from the lectionary.
October 27, Ordinary 30C (Luke 18:9-14)
Jesus' characters aren't nuanced; they're all elbows and ankles.
Preaching about the kingdom of God is urgent (Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Psalm 62:5-12; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20)
This week’s readings challenge us to adopt a particular posture.
October 23, 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jeremiah 14:7-10, 19-22; Luke 18:9-14
Nations as well as individuals need to look in the moral mirror in order to stop deceiving ourselves.
A time to shout and a time to whisper
There’s a place in society for prophetic denunciation. There’s also a place for restraint.
One story, three ways
Robert Gregg traces five scriptural stories as they were later understood by commentators—Jewish, Christian, and Muslim.
Leaving Nineveh: The last days of Christians in Mosul
Three faiths esteem Jonah, whom God sent to the city now called Mosul.
Humbled: Escaping the universe of pride
I used to picture humility as a door I was afraid to open. I never thought of it as an itinerary to holiness.