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Palm Sunday — Mark 11:1-11

March 23, 2021 by Gary Neal Hansen 4 Comments

Palm Sunday

In year B the lectionary gives four different options for the Gospel reading for Palm Sunday–or “Passion Sunday” as it is called when either the third or fourth option is taken. First is Mark 11:1-11 — Palm Sunday #1 is Mark’s year in the lectionary and this is Mark’s presentation of Palm Sunday. Second is […]

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We Want to See Jesus — John 12:20-33

March 17, 2021 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

The Gospel text for the 5th Sunday of Lent is John 12:20-33, when some Greeks show up and say “We want to see Jesus.” It is a fascinating story, with surprising twists and turns, each of which merits meditation.  “Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies…” The moment that always sticks […]

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The Cleansing of the Temple — Lent 3

March 2, 2021 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

In Year B, the Gospel for the third Sunday in Lent jumps from Mark to John. The text is John 2:13-22, “the cleansing of the temple.” It is a strange time to leave Mark behind: Mark tells the same story in chapter 11, but the lectionary never selects it.  We read it in Lent, and […]

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The Transfiguration — Mark 9:2-9

February 10, 2021 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

Duccio di Buoninsegna – Transfiguration (public domain) This Sunday is “Transfiguration Sunday” in the West, and so in Year B the Revised Common Lectionary gives us Mark 9:2-9. The same text will be one of the options just two weeks from now, on the 2nd Sunday of Lent. The Transfiguration Unlike last week’s Gospel, this […]

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A Day in the Life of Jesus — Mark 1:29-39

February 1, 2021 by Gary Neal Hansen 6 Comments

a day in the life of Jesus

For Year B, on the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, the Revised Common Lectionary Gospel text is Mark 1:29-39. It is more “a day in the life of Jesus” than on one of those texts that makes a single, unified point. A Day in the Life of Jesus That is to say, it is an amazing […]

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