Last week’s lectionary Gospel ended with a few verses that, in context, are actually an introduction to this week’s reading. In Matthew 5:17-20 Jesus spoke about the law of Moses. He didn’t come to abolish it but rather came to fulfill it – presumably as part of his reconciling work, since we broken sinful […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year B, 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Mark 10:2-16
On the 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time, the Revised Common Lectionary gives us another chunk of Mark with two very different stories. Mark 10:2-16 The temptation in Mark 10:2-16 is to let one story swamp the other. For the preacher it probably makes sense to choose just one. That’s probably the way to a coherent sermon. […]