Work, rest, and the rest of our livesProper 11B | Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 There is something deceptive in our reading of the gospel this morning. Nothing sinister or conniving. Nobody is trying to pull anything over. It’s just, deceptively quaint-sounding given the context. Given the subject matter …
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A Word: Choosing to Avoid
Herod’s twisted morality of absolutionProper 10B | Mark 6:14-29 Herod Antipas throws a party and tells his step daughter she can have whatever she wants. He asks her. And what she picks…is a little murder. Just, you know, an execution. A beheading to be precise. To offer her a …
A Word: Choosing to Live
Beyond the veil of changelessnessProper 9B | Mark 6:1-13 “You can’t go home again,” they say. It’s a phrase intended to temper expectations. Because we usually can go home, but it won’t feel like home. Or it may not be home anymore. Two weeks ago, I drove through Lansing, Michigan …
