17 Pentecost A—9/27/20 Ezekiel 18:1-4,25-32; Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:23-32 Pr. Scott Kramer The religious “influencers” were outraged. Jesus had just disrupted the business of the church—or, the temple in this case—by turning upside down the tables of the moneychangers, and so they confront him: By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority? Just who do you think you are, Jesus of Nazareth? Well, in the eyes of the religious power … [Read more...]
End of the World
26 Pentecost C16—11/13/16 Malachi 4:1-2a; Psalm 98; 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13; Luke 21:5-19 Pr. Scott Kramer In case you hadn’t noticed, today is the end of the world! Some of you have been feeling that way since Tuesday’s election. If the election had turned out differently others of you would have felt the same way! Today’s gospel reading, as it happens, is about the end of the world. The days will come, Jesus said, when not one stone will be left upon another; all will be thrown … [Read more...]