The End of Mark’s Gospel

This is our final reading from Mark's Gospel. While November 24th is the last Sunday of the Church Year, that Sunday we will have a reading from John's Gospel. This week we get Mark 13:1-8, but I recommend taking a few minutes to read the whole chapter. Chapter 13 is frequently known as the "Little … Continue reading The End of Mark’s Gospel →

Again?

I've read the Bible, and the Gospels in particular, a lot. I read the Daily Office with its three bible readings most days. I go to church most Sundays. I have a minor in Hebrew. So when I see something in the Biblical text that I've never noticed, I sit up and take notice. This … Continue reading Again? →

You don’t know what you’re asking

I have a literature degree. Part of what I have been trained to do throughout my life is to read texts closely, dissect them for meaning, and look in every word and phrase for connections to the rest of the text. That's why, the last time we had this text in 2021, my eyes were … Continue reading You don’t know what you’re asking →

Jesus asks the hard questions, again

This week's gospel is tough. This is one of the ones that is really easy to brush off and ignore, but we do so to our own peril. It is the difficult passages of the Biblical text that we must engage with more seriously than the ones that are nice or (seemingly) easy to understand. … Continue reading Jesus asks the hard questions, again →