Our gospel reading is one of those stories from the Bible that makes you want to call for a time out or an instant replay. In fact, if the parable was a football game, at least one referee would throw his yellow flag high in the air. He wouldn’t be calling “failure to wear proper…

The readings this week from Exodus and the Gospel of Matthew are about the unexpected. In the story from Exodus, Moses has been up on the mountain for a long time. The people are getting worried, even scared. They don’t really know where Moses has gone, or why they don’t understand. Like so many times…

A man flips lazily through the television channels and stops for a few minutes to look at a religious program. He then turns the set off, gets up, and walks into the hall where he encounters his wife. “Will you,” he asks her, “be ready when the Bridegroom comes?” “Yes,” she responds quickly, “I have…

This parable, found also in Luke, is embellished by the writer of Matthew’s Gospel and contains some points that may be difficult to understand. But the heart and meaning of it come through clearly. The story is definitely an allegory. That means that the king in the story stands for God. The people found in…

Note: Biblical quotations are from the NRSV except for the Psalm quotations which are from BCP. Bible study is something we Episcopalians think is good for us, but oftentimes we avoid it like Cod Liver Oil. I want to begin this morning describing a Bible study format being used in this great church of ours….