Luke 10.38-42 38Ἐν δὲ τῷ πορεύεσθαι αὐτοὺς αὐτὸς εἰσῆλθεν εἰς κώμην τινά: γυνὴ δέ τις ὀνόματι Μάρθα ὑπεδέξατο αὐτόν. 39καὶ τῇδε ἦν ἀδελφὴ καλουμένη Μαριάμ, [ἣ] καὶ παρακαθεσθεῖσα πρὸς τοὺς πόδας τοῦ κυρίου ἤκουεν τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ. 40ἡ δὲ Μάρθα περιεσπᾶτο περὶ πολλὴν διακονίαν: ἐπιστᾶσα δὲ εἶπεν, Κύριε, οὐ μέλει σοι ὅτι ἡ ἀδελφή μου … Continue reading Half a Century

​אַחֲרֵי מוֹת Friday, 29 April 2022 Temple Beth Shalom; Santa Fe, NM Leviticus 16.1 – 18.30 It was the conclusion of a Friday Night Service several weeks ago, as I went up to Cantor Lianna Mendelson to thank her for her particularly incisive and inclusive Sermon that evening. Cantor Lianna asked me, “So, would you … Continue reading Acharei Mot

Sunday, September 12, 2021St. Luke's Lutheran Church(Times Square, New York City) Who? Mark 8.27-38 27Καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὰς κώμας Καισαρείας τῆς Φιλίππου: καὶ ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ἐπηρώτα τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ λέγων αὐτοῖς, Τίνα με λέγουσιν οἱ ἄνθρωποι εἶναι; 28οἱ δὲ εἶπαν αὐτῷ λέγοντες [ὅτι] Ἰωάννην τὸν βαπτιστήν, καὶ ἄλλοι, … Continue reading Sermon for the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday, February 7, 2021Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Los Alamos (Virtual Liturgy) Mark 1.29-39 [Parallel versions are found in Matthew 8.14-18 and Luke 4.38-44] 29Καὶ εὐθὺς ἐκ τῆς συναγωγῆς ἐξελθόντες ἦλθον εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν Σίμωνος καὶ Ἀνδρέου μετὰ Ἰακώβου καὶ Ἰωάννου. 30ἡ δὲ πενθερὰ Σίμωνος κατέκειτο πυρέσσουσα, καὶ εὐθὺς λέγουσιν αὐτῷ περὶ αὐτῆς. 31καὶ προσελθὼν ἤγειρεν αὐτὴν … Continue reading Sermon for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany: “Mark, The Gospel of Healing”

To begin with, a little exegetical study, mingled with some understanding of the Greek text (insofar as I am able these Pandemic Days.) There are four versions of the story of John the Baptist appearing in the wilderness (desert) prior to the coming of Jesus of Nazareth. This year on the Second Sunday of Advent … Continue reading Meeting John the Baptist – 2020

“Then he [Jesus} said to them, ‘Give therefore to the emperor [Caesar] the things that are the emperor’s [Caesar’s], and to God the things that are God’s.’” [Matthew 22.21b] [The full reading, the appointed Gospel Reading for the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost is: Matthew 22.15-22. Read the text either in the NRSV [New Revised Standard … Continue reading Another Word for Sunday, October 18, 2020

[Prayer for Sunday, September 27, 2020][XVII Sunday after Pentecost][XXVI Sunday in Ordinary Time][(at Sunset) Kol Nidre, Erev Yom Kippur] Eternal, our God,Watch over our native land.Let rancor and anger submerge beneath calm waters of reason.Let those who speak with two tongues, be silent and listen to cries for justice.Let those who have two hearts, feel … Continue reading Another Word for September 27, 2020

THE OTHER READING and A PRETTY GOOD WORD STUDY for THE SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (2020) The difficulty with the readings that are assigned to the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost in Year A (the Year of Matthew in the Three-Year Common Lectionary) is that the Gospel (the Parable of the Sower, Matthew 13) always takes … Continue reading THE OTHER READING – 12 July 2020

I. Greenwood dead watching, lemmings following blinded. Insane straight-arm salutes. II. Colosseum empty. Caesar demented spewing. Fear attacks truth now. III. Lies pervade each heart. Lies lies lies lies lies lies lies. Why do some believe?

No, Grandma it's not something you can cure with soup; No, Mom it's not a rock-group, No, I don’t want to watch how to crochet on your new tablet. We shall overcome, but not unless we buy cable or dish or some other magnificent and (VERY) costly subscription to SOMETHING(!) Yes, Mom, I think we … Continue reading Bandwidth Exhaustion