Wildflowers of Palestine. Tares and Wheat 1900 (public domain) Prelude for Pastors (and Parents) My children’s sermon on Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 arrives in time for the eighth Sunday after Pentecost. This year that is “Proper 11(16)” in the Revised Common Lectionary. But you don’t need to be a lectionary preacher to use it. It will […]
Matthew 13:24-30 36-43 — A Monday Meditation — RCL Year A, Proper 11 (16)
For the 7th Sunday after Pentecost in Year A, the Revised Common Lectionary assigns two portions of Matthew 13. We read Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 because these are two halves of the same story. Last week we had the parable of the sower and Jesus’ later explanation. This week we have the somewhat less famous parable […]