How much is enough? If you are an exasperated parent, “enough” is usually enough. If you are a hoarder, there is never enough Our texts for this Sunday give us a couple of perspectives on possessions; one pessimistic and one optimistic. The interesting thing about these two perspectives is they are both wrong. As anyone […]
It is grace, no matter what you might want
One of the hallmarks of Jesus’ parables is they potential they hold to shock us into thinking of things in a new way. Some of his parables do this better than others and the parable we looked at today is one of the best. There is something about this parable that is virtually guaranteed to […]
Sort of farming
This Sunday we had another opportunity to revisit a familiar story to see if there is anything there for us to find. I have spoken frequently about how helpful it can be to revisit what we already know, what what we “know” but what we actually have knowledge of. Needless to say it is helpful […]