Posts from March 2026

Introduction As we come to the final week of our Lenten series The Last Supper: Conversations That Led to the Cross, our journey reaches the table it’s been heading toward all along. Over the past five weeks, we’ve watched Jesus tell stories about a God who scatters seed recklessly, who keeps sending servants into the streets with invitations, who throws a party before an apology is finished, who sees those lying outside our gates, and who sends a beloved son…

Introduction As we continue our Lenten series The Last Supper: Conversations That Led to the Cross, the stories have been building. A reckless sower scattered seed everywhere. A host kept sending his servant back into the streets. A father threw a party before his son could finish apologizing. A rich man feasted while a poor man sat outside his gate. Each week, Bishop Will Willimon’s question has been: Who is God, and what is God up to? As the days…

Introduction As we continue our Lenten series The Last Supper: Conversations That Led to the Cross, our focus shifts. The first three weeks gave us a reckless sower, an expanding guest list, and a father who throws a party before his son can finish apologizing. This week, the table is still set… and someone is lying outside the gate. In Luke 16, Jesus tells the story of a rich man who feasts lavishly every day while a poor man named Lazarus…

Introduction As we continue our Lenten series The Last Supper: Conversations That Led to the Cross, we turn to one of the most familiar parables in the Gospels—and possibly the most misread. A young man takes his inheritance early, wastes it, ends up feeding pigs in a far country, and finally heads home with a prepared speech. His father sees him coming from a distance and runs. Before the son can finish his apology, the father is already calling for…