To rightly understand our Gospel reading we need a bit of background. The day before, Jesus had entered the Temple in Jerusalem and drove out the merchants and turned over the tables of money changers. He declared, “My house shall be called a house of […]
Jonah 3:10-4:11
Jesus is telling his disciples a parable about the kingdom of heaven being like a landowner who employs workers who then take issue with how much the land owner decides to pay each workers. We know this story, but what you might not know is that the verse before […]
When you hear the word Providence what comes to mind? Is providence part of how you live your life? I ask these questions to get us thinking about God’s providence. Merriam Webster defines providence as “divine guidance or care. Also as God’s power sustaining and […]
The context for our passage is important. Jesus has just been asked who is the greatest in the kingdom of God, responds with the humility of a child. Jesus asks the community to not put stumbling block in one’s path, and finds the one lost […]