The Lectionary sometimes makes more sense than other times. This Sunday we have an Old Testament lesson about the Israelites finally entering the promised land and a Gospel lesson about the Prodigal Son. This is a bit of an odd combination. It is especially notable in that the Lectionary separates out the story of the […]
Oh that lost son
The parable of the Prodigal Son. We all know it well. We know about the wastrel younger son and how that was how we were and the sanctimonious older son is how we might be now. Or do we. One of the most interesting things about this story is how strongly we identify as one […]