It’s Wednesday night and I’m finally sitting down to write my children’s sermon on Mark 13:1-8. It won’t come out till Friday. Argh! (Here’s a link to my regular Monday Meditation on this text from a while back.) I try to get these out to you on Monday but a full-time intensive online course this […]
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A Children’s Sermon on Mark 12:38-44 — Who’s Watching?
As I sit down to write my children’s sermon on Mark 12:38-44, life is a bit of a scramble. So, I’m not wading in with my usual comments on the process or on issues in the text. Maybe you find that a relief. Maybe you’ll miss that stuff. Either way, here we go with a […]
A Children’s Sermon on Mark 12:28-34–Living God’s Way
Photo of LOVE statue, NYC (Public Domain) My children’s sermon on Mark 12:28-34 brings us into some strange lectionary territory. “Mark 12?” you ask. “Last week we were on Mark 10! What happened to Mark 11?” That, gentle reader, is exactly my point. We spent four weeks cruising happily through Mark 10, skipping only four […]
Mercy — A Children’s Sermon on Mark 10:46-52
Blind People Sign, Belfast (CC by Albert Bridge-SA 2.0) Sitting down to write a children’s sermon on Mark 10:46-52, I have to say it’s just the kind of text I find easiest to work with: a single story that makes a solid central point. It’s kind of a relief after so many twisty-turny texts patched […]
Asking Favors — A Children’s Sermon on Mark 10:35-45
My children’s sermon on Mark 10:35-45 has taken longer than I’d intended. It’s a complicated week. The good news is that this week’s lectionary Gospel is one coherent story with some funny bits. (You can find my ‘Monday Meditation’ on the same passage here.) At least they are funny to me. You never know with the […]
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