This morning, in our readings from Mark, our author appears to take a surprising, lengthy, graphic and rather un-Mark like detour in the middle of his stories about Jesus, or is he? Mark has been talking about authority and has commented on those who did not accept Jesus’ authority. Now he gives us glimpse intoContinue reading “7 Pentecost 2021”
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6 Pentecost 2021
For the last several weeks, Mark has been demonstrating for us the authority and power Jesus possesses and Paul, in his 2nd letter to the Corinthians, has been defending his authority and power delegated to him through Jesus. This can begin to sound like just so much office politics. Why do we care? What makesContinue reading “6 Pentecost 2021”
The Rev. Beverly Patterson 