SHOWING UP – IT’S ESSENTIAL John 20:19-31 The Second Sunday of Easter Analysis by Glenn L. Monson 19When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the…
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THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL Mark 16:1-8 The Resurrection of Our Lord, Year B Analysis by Chris Repp 1When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might…
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DEATH MEETS ITS MASTER John 19:16b-30 Good Friday Analysis by Paul G. Theiss 16bSo they took Jesus; 17and carrying the cross by himself, he went out to what is called The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is…
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GETTING WASHED UP, HEAD TO TOE John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Maundy Thursday Analysis by Ella Moehlman 1Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the…
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MAKING AN ENTRANCE WITH CHRIST AND HIS PROMISE Mark 11:1-11 Palm Sunday/Sunday of the Passion, Year B Analysis by Michael Hoy Author’s note: The selected text for this study is from the processional gospel for Palm Sunday. This gospel…
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“AN OFFER TOO GOOD TO REFUSE” John 12:20-33 Fifth Sunday in Lent, Year B Analysis by Chris Neumann 20Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. 21They came to Philip, who was…
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“PATIENCE AMIDST THE SNAKES” Numbers 21:4-9 Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year B Analysis by Steven E. Albertin 4From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom; but…
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IT’S OUR FATHER’S HOUSE John 2:13-22 Third Sunday in Lent, Year B Analysis by Timothy Hoyer 13The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and…
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A BRUTALLY HONEST INTERNAL LENTEN DIALOGUE Jonas Ellison Mark 8:31-38 Second Sunday in Lent, Year B 31Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering and be rejected by the elders, the chief…
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WILDERNESS TRANSFORMED First Sunday in Lent, Year B Mark 1:9-15 Analysis by Brad Haugen 9In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10And just as he was coming up out…
