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Of all the parables I think this is the one I struggle with most as it really does sound rather violently judgemental! (Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost. Proper 23 [28]. Matthew 22:1-14.) But, starting from the perspective that the gospel is always ultimately the word of life we have some work to do in finding the life giving truth of this story. Sentence: “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honourable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever i

Wisdom often seems elusive – something not quite of this world – and the wisdom of God most mysterious of all. We say things like: God’s ways are mysterious, the unfathomable love of God. However, our readings this week (Ninth Sunday after Pentecost. Proper 12 [17]. 1 Kings 3:5-12; Psalm 119:129-136; Romans 8:26-39; and Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52.) suggest that wisdom is indeed difficult to attain but is hidden in plain sight – under our very noses and feet! Sentence: “Your d

The parable of the Sower is deeply familiar and as such can seem tame or exhausted of all new meaning and challenge. And yet when we come to this story in the midst of life when old and valued things seem to be failing or dying, when new seeds of hope look vulnerable, and we fear the harvest to come, we may benefit from looking again at images of the prodigally generous Sower and the abundant crop that may yet flourish. (Seventh Sunday after Pentecost. Proper 10 [15] Matthew