Sermons
Sermon; All Saints' Sunday Year B; Is. 25:6-9 and John 11:32-44
Today we celebrate All Saints' Day. The official day, of course, is November 1, but the calendar allows us to transfer it to the first Sunday after November 1. This feast day has a long and varied...
Read MoreSermon; Proper 26B; Mark 12:28-34
Today's gospel passage gives us what has come to be known as the Great Commandment: Love God. Love your neighbor. And while this is in and of itself a passage worthy of discussion, it's also tied...
Read MoreSermon; Proper 24B; Mark 10:35-45
Last Sunday we had the encounter with the man of many possessions (I'll just call him Dan) who approached Jesus and asked what he needed to do to inherit eternal life. I pointed out that Jesus was...
Read MoreSermon; Proper 23B; Mark 10:17-31
As Jesus was setting out on a journey . . . This just isn't any journey that Jesus is going on. He's not going to the islands for a getaway. He's not going to the country of the Gerasenes to...
Read MoreSermon; Proper 22B; Mark 10:2-16
First, an admission: I have a problem with today's gospel reading, particularly when it is used out of context and as a stand-alone passage. I find Jesus' statement, “What God has joined...
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