Let me begin by saying it is good to be back. My time away was wonderful and I am happy to recommend an Atlantic crossing to anyone. It felt odd to begin the church year with the second Sunday in Advent but I have been in this position before so it isn’t completely new. Nor…
This section of Matthew is filled with questions. As I think I mentioned last week, these are a particular kind of question, the “gotcha” kind. In Matthew 22.15-46 Jesus deals with: a combined question about taxes from the Pharisees and Herodians, a question about marriage from the Sadducees and a question about the Law from…
NOTE: I sound the way I do as I am getting over bronchitis, don’t adjust your listening device, it probably won’t get any better. Today is the last Sunday in the Liturgical year, hence the name of this post. The Lectionary ends the church year with Christ the King Sunday, or Reign of Christ Sunday…