Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Jesus’s parables about agriculture have always confounded me, especially the ones where he explains what he’s talking

By: The Rev. Guillermo Arboleda Text: Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 The stranger is a seed. A seed is an ordinary living thing (Cardenal,

Genesis 22:1–14 Lower the Knife: Practice, Witness, and Resistance in a Time of Migration There are certain biblical stories that never become comfortable.

Genesis 21:8–21 Preachers don’t often spend time with Hagar’s story in part, I think, because it reflects so poorly on some

Genesis 18:1–15, Matthew 9:35–10:8 The lectionary readings this week remind us of the importance of hospitality from both sides: as