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Year A – RCL – Proper 19 Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35 Once upon a time, there was a pack rat who had a large collection. He guarded his collection carefully. It had taken him a long time to build up this collection… years and years of adding to it until it was the biggest collection of its kind for miles around. Image from MRKESSELL.COM The trouble was, this was not a good kind of collection. It was not colorful marbles, or interesting buttons, or Continue reading Giving Up the Grudge Hamlet the Pig is running out of mustard, so he goes to plant more in the garden… by trying to bury a bottle of mustard. Hamlet learns a lesson about seeds and growing things, and he also learns how the kingdom of God is like a tiny mustard seed. God’s love in our hearts may start out small, like a seed, but it can grow so big that it helps those around us. Continue reading Planting Mustard Year A – Proper 12 Scripture Reference: Romans 8:35 – 39 Separation – by Edvard Munch Have you ever gotten separated from your parents? Maybe in a crowded place, you turned around and suddenly they were gone? And you looked all around, and couldn’t see them anywhere? Getting separated from the people you love can be very scary. And right now, with a dangerous virus lurking about, we are being told to stay separated from friends and classmates. We are even supposed Continue reading Separation Anxiety Baabara the Sheep wants a job, but first she has to learn about wages. Grudge the Rat wants an easy job for lots of money. It’s best to find out the wages of the work before you agree to do the job. A hard but healthy job with a good wage is better than an easy, destructive job with a deadly wage. Romans 6:23 – “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ Continue reading The Wages of Sin Baabara the sheep asks about a difficult Bible verse in Matthew chapter 10 where Jesus tells his followers, “Those who love their father or mother more than me are not fit to be my disciples.” We love our fathers, but should we love them more than God. What is the highest love? Year A – Proper 7 – Matthew 10:24-39 “Father and Son” by Shai Yossef – Click link to purchase art You might think that today’s Gospel lesson is a bit strange to be the reading for the Sunday that happens to be Father’s Day. Today we honor fathers and we remember that the Bible often refers to God as our Father. In the Lord’s Prayer, we say “Our Father, who art in heaven,” or “Dear Father in heaven, may your name be holy.” And Continue reading A Higher Love |
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