St. John’s Lutheran Church30 July 2023 + Lectionary 17a (9 Pentecost)Matthew 13.31-33, 44-52Rev. Josh Evans “Have you understood all this?” What a stupid question. With all due respect to Jesus, you can’t exactly unload five rapid-fire parables like that and expect your hearers to understand immediately, without question. For the last couple of weeks, we’ve …



