Tag: gehenna

  • Proper 21 (26), 29th September 2024

    St Mark 9: 38-50 Warnings to those who obstruct faith 9:38John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he was not following us.” 9:39But Jesus said, “Do not stop him, for no one who does a deed of power in my name…

  • Preaching Paths 29 September2024

    Sally A. Brown, Professor Emerita, Princeton Theological Seminary Mark scholars agree: today’s gospel lection, Mark 9:38-50, presents interpretive challenges.* John’s question about an “unauthorized” exorcist, as well as Jesus’ reply, seem at first glance far removed from our experience; yet they prompt us to think more deeply about the freedom of God’s liberating power to…