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Eighth Sunday After Pentecost (17-A) – Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 July is at a close, and for me, it’s been a weird month. I’ve been wapping things up and passing information on, having council retreats, personnel team conversations, an interview for the local paper, meeting about the bulletins and church website and youth ministry of these past […]

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Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (A) – Isaiah 55:10-13; Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 Usually, when Jesus tells a story, we are left on our own to figure out what he means. Today’s story, though, is a notable exception. Jesus gives his own sermon on his parable. And I was thinking, “How can I improve on Jesus?” It’s not […]