In Year A, the Revised Common Lectionary skips Matthew 12 entirely, then takes a three week journey through Matthew 13, starting here with Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23. It’s one of my favorite parables: Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 is the parable of the sower. Or the parable of the soils. You decide. (You can find my children’s sermon […]