Author: rick
flannelgraph Christ the King year b
flannelgraph proper 28b
flannelgraph proper 27b
flannelgraph all saints year b
flannelgraph proper 25b
flannelgraph proper 24b
flannelgraph proper 23b: the Sunday closest to October 12
flannel graph proper 22b, Sunday closest to October 5
A hard Gospel lesson today for many people (Mark 10:2-16). Two things about it: First, God takes the bond and covenant of marriage seriously. As the marriage liturgy says, “it is not to be entered into unadvisedly or lightly.” The spiritual union of marriage represents the union between God and God’s People. And so the dissolution of marriage says things, not only about the marriage, but about God’s relationship with us. Second, in Jesus’ day […]
flannelgraph proper 21b, Sunday closest to September 28
You can imagine the eager sincerity with which the disciples approached Jesus to tell them that they stopped someone doing Jesus’ work in Jesus’ name, but who wasn’t a member of their group (Mark 938-50). They thought they had done a great thing! But, the ministry of Jesus doesn’t belong to us. It’s not ours to give or deny. It is God’s work, and though we may want to try and protect the church from […]