We Are Alive! Sermon for Proper 27 That gospel reading… it has it all: Tension, confusion, ulterior motives, power struggles, and dogmatic theological convictions. If I didn’t know better I’d say it almost sounds like national convention.  Let’s begin with honesty and admit this is a confusing passage. Yet, it has a way of drawing us in and making us wonder what’s actually happening. At first it seems like there is a theological argument between Jesus and Sadducees about the interpretation of Moses.  But, I think it’s deeper than that…