Rev. Cari returned to the pulpit (figuratively speaking – actually she doesn’t preach from the pulpit on Sundays!) for the sermon wrapping up Crossroads’ Stewardship Season. The text was Matthew 25:14-30, the parable of the talents, a tricky text for sure.

With thanks to the Rev. Russell Rathbun for his tongue-in-cheek summary, to Dr. Richard Rohrbaugh for his explanation of the concept of the “limited good” world of the first century Palestinian peasant, and to Dr. William Herzog for his understanding of the economic processes of Jesus’ day that led to foreclosure of peasants’ farmland.