The first of a four part series of talks delivered to the Wisconsin Council of Churches, Nov. 14-15, 2008, Stevens Point, WI. Each part is about 45 min. Reading Mark 1-3 through the lens of King and the Civil Rights Movement.
Originally published: Sep 22, 2010 | SKU: wisconsin2009
By Ched Myers Published in Bartimaeus Cooperative Ministries E-News. 4pp. Elaine and I have experienced a lot of loss over the last two years. The death of loved ones leaves a hole in our hearts and souls, one that can be salved only with memory. We North Americans, however, are not very competent at the…
Lk 18:35-19:28: 21st Sunday after Pentecost Jesus concluded the twinned teaching of Lk 18:1-14 (the last two Sunday’s readings) by reiterating his pronouncement from 14:11: “The exalted will be brought down, and the humbled lifted up” (18:14b). This both looks back to Mary’s Magnificat (1:52), and forward to this Sunday’s gospel: the story of Zacchaeus…
This is the second of a series of commentaries on Lukan Gospel readings that lie at the intersection of the Year C Revised Common Lectionary and texts I’ve explored in Healing Affluenza and Resisting Patriarchy: Luke’s Jesus and Sabbath Economics.
By Ched Myers Priests and People (England). 5 pp. “He told them to give her something to eat” (Mark 5:43.) This curiously mundane instruction represents the conclusion to Jesus’ most dramatic healing in Mark’s gospel. He has just raised a young girl from the dead, and members of her household are still reeling from astonishment….
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