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Tag Archives: Mark 16:1-8
Sermon: A story without an ending
I suspect that the reason the resurrection was announced first to women was because too often women have not been believed when they speak, women’s testimony has not been taken seriously. The God who created both male and female in God’s own image might be making a point. Continue reading
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Tagged covid19, Easter Sunday, Fear, Gospel according to Mark, Mark 16:1-8, resurrection, women
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Sermon: The story continues
maybe Smith does fit in this year’s telling of the Easter story. After all, there’s no doubt that he has failed, fallen short of what has been expected of him. And one of the things that the Easter story reminds us is that all human beings do fail. Part of being human is stuffing up. Continue reading
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Tagged April Fool's Day, cricket, Easter Sunday, failure, Mark 16:1-8, resurrection, Steven Smith
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Sermon: Mark the meta-narrator and the hope of resurrection
Mark is writing a meta-narrative, the sort of story that leaps from the page or the screen into the everyday lives of the readers or viewers. Continue reading
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Tagged Easter, Garissa University College, Mark 16:1-8, Persecution of Christians, resurrection, Year of Mark
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