Tag: not-to-be-served

  • Proper 25 (30), 20th October 2024

    St Mark 10:35-45 Warnings to ambitious disciples 10:35 James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” 10:36 And he said to them, “What is it you want me to do for you?” 10:37And they said…

  • Preaching Paths 20 October 2024 Proper 24B

    Sally A. Brown, Professor Emerita, Princeton Theological Seminary A first step toward reliable interpretation of today’s gospel text, Mark 10:35-45, will be to expand the limits of the lection to include vv 32-34. Doing so makes clear that we have before us the third instance of a threefold literary structure in Mark: 1) Jesus predicts…