"Is It Fair?"

Year 2 is off and running! To understand what I am up to here, you will probably want to start with my second year Learning Covenant, which lays out the scope of my project, This year, I am exploring the practice of vulnerability in preaching. The first sermon, entitled "Is It Fair?," deals with Matthew 15:21-28, the strange and somewhat disturbing story of Jesus' encounter with a Canaanite woman. You can read a manuscript copy of the sermon here. For a sense of my thinking about this sermon, be sure to read my reflection paper.