Cosmic Crossing

By placing the opening scene of his book at the Jordan River, who is Mark’s author alluding to? by Russell Rathbun Gospel Reading: Mark 1:4-11 For Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012: Year B—Baptism of Our Lord Mark knows how to move it along. Written in the very midst of the Jewish revolt against Rome in 66 C.E. (a [...]

Go Ahead, Judge a Book By Its Title

The Beginning of the Good News by Nadia Bolz-Weber Gospel Reading: Mark 1:1–8 For Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011 Year B—Advent 2 I love that Mark’s gospel starts by saying: “The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, son of God.” Look, Ma, no Verb! Grammar geeks might notice that there is no verb in [...]

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