I don’t know about you, but I don’t think much of the choices Jesus offers in this passage. Think about it with me for a moment. Two sons. The father tells each one to go and do a little work in the vineyard. It’s not much to ask, like mowing the lawn every once in a while. Parents don’t ask their children to do that many chores around the house. Besides, it’s the least they can do to earn their keep. So, says Jesus, this particular father asks his two boys to help out a little around the vineyard. But get this: one of them says “No,” and then does it; the other one says “Yes, Dad, I’ll be glad to,” and then doesn’t.

Kids… What are you going to do with them? Once you think you have them figured out, they either surprise you or they let you down. And part of the problem is that they’re so ha…