February 25, 2018
February 25, 2018
Second Sunday in Lent B
Mark 8:27–38
The reading that we just heard from the Gospel according to Mark once again demonstrates his compact writing style.
The other thing that demonstrates the shortening of Mark’s Gospel is the number of events in today’s reading. Normally we would hear Peter’s confession, “You are the Christ,” one Sunday and then we would hear Jesus teaching about His suffering, death, and resurrection on the following Sunday. With Mark, we get them both on one Sunday and the reading still isn’t all that long. Continue reading
February 4, 2018
February 4, 2018
Epiphany 5
Mark 1:29-39
Today’s Gospel reading continues where last week’s Gospel left off.
From last week’s Gospel we learned that it was Jesus’ custom to teach in the synagogues on the Sabbath. We also learned that one of the members of the synagogue tried to interrupt Jesus’ teaching because a demon had possessed him. Jesus drove out the demon and in so doing demonstrated His power and His authority. As a result of the exorcism and the power of His teaching, Jesus became very popular. Continue reading
January 21, 2018
January 21, 2018
Epiphany 3
Mark 1:14-20
Now after John the Baptizer was arrested Jesus started going around preaching the good news saying, “The time has come. The Kingdom of God is near; repent or turn around and believe in the Good News.”
January 14, 2018
January 14, 2018
Epiphany 2 B
John 1:43-51
Names are very important. They are more than merely a means of distinguishing between people in a conversation. If that were all they were about – numbers would do. But people complain and rightly so if they are treated as a number without a name. Continue reading
January 7, 2018
Baptism of our Lord
Mark 1:4-11
The lights won’t come on if the power is off. That’s a fact, but sometimes our actions seem to ignore that fact. We humans are creatures of habit. We do a lot of things without thinking about it.
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