Preface for Parents and Pastors This children’s sermon on Mark 2:23-3:6 is for the 2ⁿᵈ Sunday after Pentecost. This year that’s “Proper 4 (9).” This would have been the Gospel for the 9ᵗʰ Sunday after Epiphany, by that time we were already in Lent. Pity the poor texts of Proper 1(6) , Proper 2(7), and […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year A, 2nd Sunday After Pentecost, Proper 6 (11) — Matthew 9:35-10:8(9-23)
In Year A, the Gospel text for the Second Sunday after Pentecost is Matthew 9:35-10:8(9-23) — that is, the core is 9:35-10:8, and 10:9-23 is optional. I can see why they give the preacher the opportunity to cut it off partway. The text sort of morphs in the middle, subtly shifting topics. Matthew 9:35-10:8(9-23) 9:35-38 […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year C, 2nd Sunday after Pentecost/Proper 7(12), Luke 8:26-39
In the Gospel reading for the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost in Year C we are back in the middle of Luke’s Gospel. Luke 8:26-39 is the story of the man who was possessed by a legion of demons — demons who ended up possessing a legion of pigs. It is a rich story, but a […]