The psalmist announces that he will introduce his words of wisdom by way of a parable and a riddle: "I will incline my ear to a parable; I will open my riddle to the accompaniment of a harp." (Psalms ...

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3 August, Proper 13: Ecclesiastes 1.2,12-14; 2.18-23; Psalm 49.1-12 (or 49.1-9); Colossians 3.1-11; Luke 12.13-21 THIS Gospel passage is known as the “parable of the rich fool”. That label is not a ...

My family did some major remodeling of our house over the last three or four years. I think we are finally done. A friend asked me if it was a wise investment: would we ever see the market value of ...