Kenneth Bailey on Luke 18:9-14
Kenneth Bailey, “Through Peasant Eyes“ Middle Easterners read [this logion] and assume a parable about public worship…. A part of our problem in the West is that the English verb “pray” is almost...
View ArticleRobert Farrar Capon on Luke 18:9-14
Here are some snippets of a sermon by Robert Farrar Capon, an Episcopalian priest. This from his book Kingdom, Grace, Judgment: Paradox, Outrage, and Vindication in the Parables of Jesus, published by...
View ArticleThe Eleventh Sunday after Trinity
+ + Jesu Juva + + + The Eleventh Sunday after Trinity Text: Luke 18:9-14 In the Name of the Father, and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. God does not think like man does. His thoughts are...
View ArticleNotes for Trinity 11 – Luke 18:9-14
Pius Parsch, “The Church’s Year of Grace” Humility is the liturgy’s principal lesson; humility, the signpost infallibly pointing the way to the kingdom of God…. “A proud saint is a devil, a humble...
View Article"Not like the rest of men"
Most times I’ve heard the words of the Pharisee in the lection for Trinity 11 rendered, “I thank you that I am not like other men.” That’s good as far as it goes but it doesn’t go far enough. The text...
View ArticleTrinity 11 – Luke 18:9-14
In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit You might think it’s the Pharisee’s prayer that does not justify him. He thanks God that he is not like the rest of men: extortioners,...
View ArticleSermon for Trinity 11 (St. Luke 18:9-14)
Sermon on St. Luke 18:9-14 [The Parable of the Pharisee & Tax Collector] Trinity XI + Jesu Juva + Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time. – I...
View ArticleTrinity 11 – Luke 18:9-14
In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit The Lord God tells Samuel when he visits Jesse’s family to select a new King to replace Saul, Do not look at his appearance...
View ArticleTrinity 11 – Luke 18:9-14
In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit How lovely is Your dwelling place, O Lord of Hosts! O Lord, I love the habitation of Your house and the place where Your...
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