(Sermon for Sunday, September 19, 2010 || Proper 20, Year C, RCL || Amos 8:4-7) Imagine with me a fellow of no particular consequence, an Israelite who lives in the capital city of Samaria. The year is 752 BCE, thirty years before the Assyrians conquer Israel. Through the words of prophets such as Amos, however, … Continue reading »