is our childrenProper 20B | Mark 9:30-37 Jesus predicts his coming death a second time. And the response here is completely different than the first time. Last week, we read about how Jesus was asking his followers what people are saying about him—who they think he is. Then he asks who the …
Sermons
A Word: The Seduction of Empire
Rejecting its offer of fake peaceProper 19B | Mark 8:27-38 We are at a turning point, friends! The path changes but the way is the same! Stay focused and keep up! Jesus is turning his face to Jerusalem and all that stuff from the first half of the journey helps us understand the …
A Word: Radiate Love
Sharing the liberating love of JesusProper 18B | Mark 7:24-37 This week we get a couple of stunning stories of grace that sound different from what came before. The evangelist we know as Mark is famous for his punchy prose, its sense of urgency and pace (everything is suddenly and then), but …
