Monthly Archives: July 2008

Sermon for Trinity 11 – Luke 18:9-14

Posted on July 31, 2008 by pastorjuhl

In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit Cain and Abel. Isaac and Ishmael. The Pharisee and the Tax Collector. All three are Biblical witnesses to the fact that there are two … Continue reading →

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Robert Farrar Capon on Luke 18:9-14

Posted on July 30, 2008 by pastorjuhl

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 Eerdmans. I commend the whole sermon to you. … Continue reading →

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Kenneth Bailey on Luke 18:9-14

Posted on July 29, 2008 by pastorjuhl

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 exclusively applied to private devotions, and the … Continue reading →

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Notes on Trinity 11 – Luke 18:9-14

Posted on July 28, 2008 by pastorjuhl

Holy Scripture Thus says the LORD: “When I say to the righteous that he shall surely live, but he trusts in his own righteousness and commits iniquity, none of his righteous works shall be remembered; but because of the iniquity … Continue reading →

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Trinity 10 – Luke 19:41-48

Posted on July 24, 2008 by pastorjuhl

In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit “Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone?” That’s how Joni Mitchell puts it in her … Continue reading →

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