Archive for October, 2015
Reformation Sunday, October 25, 2015 – Mark 10:46-52
Mark 10:46-52 The Right Answer Reformation Sunday – Lectionary 30B – October 25, 2015 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB I’m pretty sure this is the only time Jesus stands still in all four Gospels! And it’s surprising! He’s so busy, in Mark, energetically going from one place to the next! He is constantly […]
October 18, 2015 – Isaiah 53:4-12
Isaiah 53:4-12 Healing in Community Lectionary 29B – October 18, 2015 First Lutheran Church Isaiah speaks of a mysterious Suffering Servant who somehow mysteriously bears the illnesses of the people and heals them of their brokenness. There is much debate about this passage: much of it is unclear and the grammar is difficult. There […]
October 11, 2015 – Mark 10:17-31
Mark 10:17-31 The Medicine of Generosity Lectionary 28B – October 11, 2015 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB The man comes to Jesus with a pastor’s dream question: “Good teacher: what must I do to inherit eternal life?” I don’t get that question a lot, I’ll admit. But if I did it would be […]
October 4, 2015 – Genesis 2:18-24; Psalm 8
Genesis 2:18-24; Psalm 8 A Sense of Wonder Lectionary 27B – October 4, 2015 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB The French geophysicist Xavier Le Pichon was instrumental in establishing the study of plate tectonics. In the 1980s he descended to the floor of the Pacific Ocean, at the time the deepest depth to […]
