This Sunday, I will be preaching on Jesus' parable about the tenants of the vineyard in Matthew 21:33-46. Its parables like this one that make me like the "easier" ones like The Lost Sheep or the Prodigal Son. In this story, we have tenants who take over a newly-created vineyard, servants who are beaten, stoned, and killed, a son who is murdered, and then really strong words from Jesus towards the religious leaders of the day. Not an easy combination of things in this story.