Mark 1:14-20 2:13-14 One of my early recollections of reading the gospels when I first became a Christian is that I was intimidated by the response of the disciples when Jesus called them to follow him. As I read the stories, Jesus was walking along the lake, saw some fishermen who were complete strangers to…
Mark 1:14-2:2 How would you react if this morning someone came up to the front of the church and announced that today was the last day of the world and within just a few hours we would be in heaven? “He’s crazy! How did I let him talk me into letting him speak to the…
Mark 1:1-8 Today is the first Sunday in the period of the church calendar that we call Lent. In the first centuries of the church, Lent developed into a period of time of preparation for baptism which was held on Easter. It was modeled after the forty days of fasting Jesus experienced in the wilderness…
Mark 10:13-16 We have a special treat this morning: five babies to be dedicated to God. We have Adam (who does not yet have a last name – but then neither did his namesake), Karim Al Afour, Sarah Madeline Carr, Claire Amal Smith and Neriyah L. Smith. My two daughters, Elizabeth Ann and Caitlin Lee,…
Mark 4:1-20 Today’s parable is one familiar to us, the Parable of the Sower, found in Mark 4:1-20. This is a parable about generosity. Let me explain: “Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out…