• Proper 24 · Mark 10:23-31 · October 18, 2009

    By Robert W Weise From the Impossible to the Possible of God’s Grace Introduction We live in a world that continues to place personal wealth and individualism over and against the word…

  • Proper 23 · Mark 10:17-22 · October 11, 2009

    By Dale Meyer W.I.I.F.M.? That’s the question we always asked when we were preparing scripts for Lutheran Hour Ministries’ TV show, “On Main Street.” What’s in it for me? What’s in this program…

  • Proper 22 · Mark 10:2-12 · October 4, 2009

    By Victor Raj “Bending the Rules” The question of divorce is what first meets the eye as one reads this text. To be sure, the OT reading for this day, Genesis 2:18-25,…

  • Proper 21 · Mark 9:38-50 · September 27, 2009

    By Kyle Castens “Whose Side, Anyway?” Charles simply figured there must be something wrong with his baseball glove. That was the fifth pop-fly in a row that fell straight out of the…

  • Proper 20 · Mark 9:30-37 · September 20, 2009

    By David Schmitt Literary and Liturgical Setting Our reading is the second of three passion predictions in Mark. In the literary context of Mark, these three passion predictions are held together. First,…

  • Proper 19 · Mark 9:14-29 · September 13, 2009

    By Tim Saleska Sermon Notes The question that presses the characters in this text is the same one that often presses modern Christian readers of this text. It is the question that the…

  • Proper 18 · Mark 7: (24-30) 31-37 · September 6, 2009

    By Andrew Bartelt Literary Context 1. The pericope continues Mark 7. The near goal of the narrative is Mark 8, skipped in this Markan section of the lectionary, but thematically where the story…

  • Proper 17 · Mark 7:14-23 · August 30, 2009

    By Travis J. Scholl If last week’s Gospel reading dealt with things external (defiled hands), this week deals with things internal (an unclean heart), part two in Jesus’ teaching on what makes things…

  • Anselm, friendship, and “how we think about God”

    Anselm, friendship, and “how we think about God”

    Anselm of Canterbury, under glass Feed your inner philosopher by checking out this column by Nathan Schneider on the “Happy Days” blog at the NY Times. If you want to go further…

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