This is the second Sunday of our Stewardship season, and it’s interesting that we have heard today this passage of the Gospel where Jesus famously says: “Give to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s and to God the things that are God’s”. I think it’s interesting because so often this passage has been…
Month: October 2026
Proper 23(A) – The King’s Table (Exodus 32: 1-14; Matthew 22: 1-14)
I thought it was kind of ironic and funny that our stewardship season starts with this reading in Exodus where the first priest of Israel, Aaron, goes through the assembly and asks all the people for their gold rings to be given for worship! And you may have in mind the scene from the movie…
Proper 22(A) – A cautionary Tale (Matthew 21:33-46)
Today again we have a “vineyard parable”, the third “vineyard parable” in a row in Matthew 20 – 21. Two weeks ago, we heard the parable of the “Workers in the vineyard”, last week “The parable of the two sons” (whose Father sends to work in the vineyard), and today we have just heard the…