Commentary on Mark 10:32-52
Mark 10:32-52 comprises three interrelated but separable units. All constitute the third revolution of a [...]
Narrative Lectionary
Commentary on Mark 10:17-31
Former Texas Governor Ann Richards (1933-2006) once said, “You can put lipstick and earrings on [...]
Commentary on Mark 9:30-37
Three times Jesus announced that he must go to Jerusalem, where he will suffer, and [...]
Commentary on Mark 8:27—9:8
The first half of Mark’s story takes place in Galilee, with Jesus restoring the health [...]
Commentary on Mark 7:1-23
Jesus and the Pharisees are at it again. I guess we could say the Pharisees [...]
Commentary on Mark 6:1-29
When Jesus returns to his home place, he meets resistance. Where earlier his family had [...]
Commentary on Mark 5:21-43
Last Sunday’s Gospel lection, Mark 5:1-20, recounted a tale of terror. This Sunday: a tale [...]
Commentary on Mark 5:1-20
The second, longest, and most complex of this Gospel’s narrated exorcisms (see also Mark 1:21-128; [...]
Commentary on Mark 4:1-34
Transparency is something we value. In government, in our institutions, in our relationships. We want [...]
Commentary on Mark 2:1-22
Sometimes it is illuminating to read backwards. This section of the gospel of Mark ends [...]