Mark 10:35-45
In 2007 the Washington Post ran a story about a man playing the violin at a Washington DC Metro stop during the morning rush hour. A reporter with a hidden video camera taped the reactions of commuters passing by…
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Homilies (Page 42)
Mark 10:17-31
I’m very much drawn to this man in the gospel reading this morning. Oftentimes this gospel reading is referred to as “the story of the rich man.” I don’t like when I’m told ahead of time what the story is about because it’s difficult to really hear it…
Mark 10:2-16, Psalm 26
Three years ago, Clintondale High School, as found in Clintondale north of Detroit, became one of the first schools to have a flipped classroom. Now a flipped classroom was one in which the students would hear lectures and instruction from the teachers at home…
It’s hard to have watched any news this past week without hearing about the visit of Pope Francis to the United States, and some of the powerful thoughts that he has been sharing. I want to reference that in my thoughts this morning…
Mark 9:30-37
I’d like to start off with a question this morning, and that’s this: if you want to express gratitude for something, what do you most often say? I hope, “thank you,” right? …
Mark 8:27-38
I am a great fan of the cartoons in the New Yorker magazine. One of my favorites that I often refer to is a scene where a woman is talking to somebody and she says, “Well, enough about me. Let’s talk about you. So what do you think about me?”…
Mark 7:24-37
Sparring is a big part of sports training. Sparring is the way students of a sport practice with each other so that they can learn new skills. It’s usually very well monitored when students are sparring…
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
Brenda is a priest that I know who is the rector of a large Episcopal church in Manhattan. I got to know Brenda when I was in my former parish in the Diocese of New York…
Ephesians 6:10-20, John, 6:56-69
I was not very athletic as a child. I was the one who was picked last on the playground whenever there was a pickup game. I never belonged to any of the teams that they had at school…
Ephesians 5:15-20, John 6:51-58
I’d like to start this morning by asking a bit of a cruel question. It’s bible related, and don’t worry, you don’t have to answer out loud or show your hands. How familiar are you with the book of Ephesians? …