The Rev. Jonathan R Thomas July 23, 2017 (Proper 11A) Rom. 8:12-25 & Matt. 13:24-30,36-43 A Different Kind of Family When you ask people to talk about their church, across location and denomination, the most common description people use is one of family. It’s a complicated way to describe a church community – not only because that analogy can have all sorts…
The Rev. Jonathan R Thomas July 16, 2017 (Proper 10A) Matthew 13:1-9,18-23 Sowing Better Seed We are entering the part of the lectionary where we will hear a good sampling of Jesus’ parables. They are one of the distinctive aspects of the Christian scriptures. But they are confusing, purposefully opaque. Jesus’ own disciples once asked him why he always taught them in…