What questions arise if we take Jesus' warning literally?
Season after Pentecost | 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19; (Jeremiah 23:23-29; Psalm 82;) Hebrews 11:29-12:2; Luke 12:49-56
We preach the gospel of peace and justice. Are there divides between our words and actions?
by Hardy Kim
July 23, 2019
"What has straw in common with wheat?" A lot, on the surface.
August 11, 2016
Fire is a dangerous image for Jesus to use, even if he doesn’t mean it literally. What kind of God would bring fire to the earth?
July 26, 2016
Jesus' parable of the so-called "wicked tenant farmers" is a textbook illustration—a parody, even—of the economic and political dynamics of empire.
September 23, 2014