Tag: Deaf Man
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“That’s Just How I Am” – A Sermon On Mark 7:24-37
A few weeks ago I was listening to a man who wants to make some changes in and deepen his life. He described some patterns, beliefs, and behaviors in his life that in many ways have served him well but not so much anymore. Now they just seem to get in the way of the Read more
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What Causes You To Sigh? – A Sermon On Mark 7:24-37
Last week I had a phone conversation with a clergy colleague in the diocese. We have a close though slightly formal relationship. After we exchanged the usual and expected greetings and pleasantries I said to him, “So how are you, really?” He sighed deeply and said, “It’s déjà vu. It’s just like it was last Read more
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Openness Cures Deafness
The collect and readings for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 18B, may be found here. The following sermon is based on the second part of the day’s gospel, Mark 7:31-37. “They brought to him a deaf man who had a speech impediment.” The gospel does not tell us much about this man. We don’t Read more
Interrupting the Silence 