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Monday Meditation: RCL Year B, 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Mark 10:46-52

October 24, 2018 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

Mark 10:46-52

The Gospel assigned for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Mark 10:46-52) picks up where the previous week’s Gospel left off. Mark 10:46-52 It is a story I’ve always been drawn to: Bartimaeus, the blind man, calls out to Jesus for mercy and receives his sight. My interest is grabbled by unexplained oddities, emphatic repetitions, […]

Filed Under: Bible, Monday Meditation, Prayer Tagged With: Blind Bartimaeus, Jesus Prayer, Mark 10:46-52, Mercy

Monday Meditation: RCL Year B, 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Mark 10:35-45

October 16, 2018 by Gary Neal Hansen 4 Comments

Mark 10:35-45

The lectionary omits three verses between week 28 (Mark 10:17-31) and week 29 of Ordinary time (Mark 10:35-45). It seems like an easy thing to skip: Just another prediction of Jesus’ coming passion and resurrection. But the skipped bits are pretty crucial: Jesus’ prediction sets up James and John’s request about their place with Jesus […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Monday Meditation, Prayer Tagged With: Mark 10:35-45

New Online Prayer Class: “Pray Like a Reformer”

October 2, 2018 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

I’m really psyched to announce that I’m offering a new online prayer class through this website. I’m calling it “Pray Like a Reformer,” and registration is open through Friday October 12, 2018. Pray Like a Reformer Martin Luther and John Calvin were both passionate about prayer. They both thought it was basic to the authentic […]

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Monday Meditation: RCL Year B, 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, John 6:51-58

August 15, 2018 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

John 6:51-58

This is the fourth of five weeks that the Revised Common Lectionary spends ringing the changes on John 6, where Jesus proclaims that he is the Bread of Life — though in this particular excerpt he sticks to saying he is the living bread that came down from heaven.” (John 6:51 NRSV) Ringing the Changes […]

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Monday Meditation: RCL Year B, 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Mark 6:30-34, 53-56

July 18, 2018 by Gary Neal Hansen 3 Comments

Mark 6:30-34, 53-56

The Revised Common Lectionary has given us a pair of texts this Sunday (Mark 6:30-34, 53-56). They are shoved together so they appear to be one story, but actually they are separated by a whole eventful day. Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 Story 1: The disciples return from their mission trip and Jesus takes them away for […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Monday Meditation, Prayer Tagged With: 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Mark 6:30-34, Mark 6:53-56, Monday Meditations, RCL Year B

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