Good News for the Whole Creation Fr. Bryan Owen February 12, 2021 Bible, Commentary, Good Book Club, The Episcopal Church Mark 15:1-16:20 By Bryan Owen As we bring our journey through the Gospel according to Mark to a close, we come to the climax of the story, the destination to which Jesus has been traveling since he first w... Read More...
Leading to the Cross, the Tactical Victory of Christ Matt Boulter February 5, 2021 Bible, Commentary, Good Book Club, The Episcopal Church Mark 13:14-14:72 By Matt Boulter In the Rockefeller Chapel at the University of Chicago in 1962, German theologian Karl Barth was asked by a student to summarize his whole life’s work in a single sentence. ... Read More...
Jesus is Full of Surprises Cole Hartin January 29, 2021 Anglican Church of Canada, Bible, Commentary, Good Book Club Mark 11:1-13:13 By Cole Hartin My wife sometimes reminds me of Jesus. Let me tell you what I mean: Based on years together, I have built up a picture of my wife, Amy, in my mind. This includes what I ... Read More...
Believing that the Good News is Good David Mason Barr January 22, 2021 Bible, Commentary, Good Book Club, The Episcopal Church Mark 8:27-10:52 By David Barr In this week’s readings for the Good Book Club (Mark 8:27-10:52), we see two of the most prominent expressions of Jesus’ divinity back-to-back. Our reading opens with Peter’s d... Read More...
Comfort Food Eugene R. Schlesinger January 15, 2021 Bible, Commentary, Good Book Club, The Episcopal Church Mark 6:30–8:26 By Eugene R. Schlesinger With these verses we approach the mid-point at the Gospel of Mark, where Jesus will ask his disciples, and, by extension, us: “Who do you say that I am?” Mark’s Gospe... Read More...
Parables, Power, and Perseverance Jonathan Turtle January 8, 2021 Anglican Church of Canada, Bible, Commentary, Exegesis, Good Book Club Mark 4:1-6:29 By Jonathan Turtle In chapters four through six of Mark’s Gospel, the reader is introduced to the purpose of Christ’s parables, the nature of Christ’s power, and the perseverance required of C... Read More...
The Beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ Brandt Montgomery January 1, 2021 Bible, Commentary, Good Book Club, The Episcopal Church Mark 1–3 By Brandt L. Montgomery The oldest of the four canonical New Testament Gospels, the Gospel According to Saint Mark stresses the mighty works of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Thorough, yet quick to ... Read More...
Transformed by Jesus Fr. Bryan Owen February 23, 2020 Bible, Commentary, Contributors, Good Book Club, The Episcopal Church May our reading of John’s Gospel inspire us to write more chapters of the good news of Jesus by sharing the power of his forgiveness and the hope of his resurrection with the world God loves so much.
