(Sermon for Sunday, October 28, 2012 || Proper 25B || Mark 10:46-52) He can’t see them, but he knows they are coming. As he sits by the roadside, he tastes the dust cloud stirred up by their approach. He feels small tremors in the ground caused by their steady, tramping steps. He hears the snorts … Continue reading »
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The Overstuffed Life
(Sermon for Sunday, October 14, 2012 || Proper 23B || Mark 10:17-31) During my time in college and seminary, I spent seven years living in dorms. Over that time, I lived in five different dorm rooms, and you know what? They all came with a bed and a dresser and an end table and a … Continue reading »
From arrogance to obedience
(Sermon for Sunday, October 18, 2009 || Proper 24, Year B, RCL || Mark 10:35-45) Here we go again. A month has passed since my last sermon delivered to you. A chapter has passed in the Gospel According to Mark. And Jesus has passed through Capernaum on his way to Jericho and then on to … Continue reading »
