Remembering the Mission
25 September 2016 Proper 21C Please, stay calm. “Don’t let this story [from the gospel passage this morning] freak us out about hell and damnation. It is not about the afterlife and its conditions. It is a parable, a made up fictional story told to make a point, a point on how to live this life here and now.” (PreachingTip.com) If you were with us last week, you know that I talked about parables and how they challenge, humor, and teach us. The parable in the gospel passage this morning definitely continues that style of teaching. This parable is not as confusing as the one about the corrupt manager that we heard last week, but “The story is left opened ended because it points to us. We are opened ended. Remember parables are always about this life. This story is asking us if we will come around and change our ways.” (PreachingTip.com) So in what way is this parable asking us if we will change? In order to discern th...