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30 OT B Mk. 10: 46-52 ~ "The Call" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

Oct 22, 20244 min read

30 OT B Mk. 10: 46-52 ~ "The Call" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

She cringed when she realized that this Sunday’s Gospel was the story of Blind Bartimaeus. Good Old Blind Bart, the beggar by the side of...

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Oct 15, 20243 min read

29 OT B Mk 10:35-45 "Room at the Top" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

Pick up your school alumni magazine and turn to the “Class Notes” section. Before you have a chance to say, "gee, she sure changed!" you...

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Oct 7, 20245 min read

28th OT B ~ Mk. 10:17-30 ~ "Eye of the Needle" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Ever since Jesus...

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27 OT B ~ Mk. 10:2-16 "Embraced and Blessed" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger, PhD

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Sep 30, 20246 min read

27 OT B ~ Mk. 10:2-16 "Embraced and Blessed" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger, PhD

The scene opens with Jesus as the center of attention, again. This time, people are bringing children to him that he might touch them....

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Sep 24, 20244 min read

26 OT B ~Nm 11:25-29 "My Lord, Stop Them!" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

He’s not one of us, Jesus. They’re outside the tent, Moses. She’s in a different parish, Father. My Lord, stop them! There is something...

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Sep 17, 20244 min read

25 OT B ~ Mk. 9:30-37 ~ "Out of the Book, Into our Lives" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

High up on the shelf in my Sunday School classroom, there was a picture book about the life of Jesus. It had been written and illustrated...

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Sep 9, 20245 min read

24th OT B ~ Mk. 8: 27-35 ~ "Who do You Say I am?" Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min and Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

HOMILY I ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min. It all began with an invitation from the Lord Jesus. Walking by the Sea, the master called two...

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23 OT B ~ Mk. 7:31-37 ~ "Beyond Astonishment" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

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Sep 3, 20245 min read

23 OT B ~ Mk. 7:31-37 ~ "Beyond Astonishment" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

Jesus had completed his ministry among the Gentiles after the healing of the Syrophoenician Woman’s daughter in Tyre. At least that is...

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22 OT B~ Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27~ "All Good Gifts" Rev. Richard Eslinger

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Aug 27, 20245 min read

22 OT B~ Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27~ "All Good Gifts" Rev. Richard Eslinger

In the early 1970’s a new rock opera came out, Godspell. It was based on Jesus’ parables in St. Matthew’s Gospel. It seemed like the...

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Aug 19, 20243 min read

21 OT B ~ Jn. 6:60-69 "A Hard Saying" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

Just imagine the scene. Jesus was in Capernaum, teaching in the synagogue. He and the disciples had returned from a hillside where...

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20 OT B ~John 6: 51-58 ~ "A Deeper Union with Christ" Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min.

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Aug 14, 20243 min read

20 OT B ~John 6: 51-58 ~ "A Deeper Union with Christ" Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min.

May the Lord Jesus Christ protect you and lead you to eternal life. A nice phrase, a pious thought, and you’ve probably never heard it...

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Aug 8, 20243 min read

19 OT B 1 Kg. 19:4-8 "Under the Broom Tree" ~Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

During the time of the prophet Elijah, the people of Israel had become comfortable adaptable easy to sway. A little too easy. They began...

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18 OT B~ "The Bread of Heaven" Jn 6:24-35 Rev. Richard Eslinger

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Jul 30, 20247 min read

18 OT B~ "The Bread of Heaven" Jn 6:24-35 Rev. Richard Eslinger

The profound feeding miracle had now taken place; the Five Thousand were fed by Jesus with a little boy’s gift of five barley loaves and...

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17 OT B ~ Homiletical Exegesis~ Jn 6:1-15 ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

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Jul 22, 20247 min read

17 OT B ~ Homiletical Exegesis~ Jn 6:1-15 ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

The Gospel Lesson for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B, begins an intercalation of the entire Bread of Life Discourse from John’s...

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16 OT B ~ Mk. 6:30-34 "Rest a While" ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min.

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Jul 15, 20242 min read

16 OT B ~ Mk. 6:30-34 "Rest a While" ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min.

I hear the words of Jesus, “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while,” and I have three questions. When? Where? How?...

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Jul 8, 20244 min read

15 OT B ~ Mk. 6:7-13 ~ "With Nothing But a Staff..." ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

Scripture scholars and preachers often tell us that this passage speaks to the importance of “Travelling Light.” They remind us (rightly)...

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14 OT B ~ Mk, 6:1-6 ~ "Hometown Hero" Rev. Richard Eslinger

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Jul 2, 20246 min read

14 OT B ~ Mk, 6:1-6 ~ "Hometown Hero" Rev. Richard Eslinger

You see it over and over when you drive through a new area on one of the “blue highway” roads. As you come to the next town, you...

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Jun 25, 20243 min read

13 OT B + Mk 5:21-43 + "Welcome to Iceberg Alley" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

Despite the abundance of healing stories in the New Testament, including the two we read today, about a woman with a hemorrhage and the...

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12OT B ~ Mk.4:35-41~ "A Violent Squall" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

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Jun 17, 20246 min read

12OT B ~ Mk.4:35-41~ "A Violent Squall" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

Ever since Jesus had invited these fishermen to “follow me” their fishing had been with Jesus and on solid ground. Jesus had used...

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Jun 11, 20245 min read

11 OT B ~Mk. 4:26-34 "Sideways" ~ Susan McGurgan, D. Min.

Most of us turn to scripture seeking answers, looking for inspiration, longing for insights, encouragement, and truth. We turn to...

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30 OT B Mk. 10: 46-52 ~ "The Call" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

29 OT B Mk 10:35-45 "Room at the Top" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

28th OT B ~ Mk. 10:17-30 ~ "Eye of the Needle" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

27 OT B ~ Mk. 10:2-16 "Embraced and Blessed" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger, PhD

26 OT B ~Nm 11:25-29 "My Lord, Stop Them!" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

25 OT B ~ Mk. 9:30-37 ~ "Out of the Book, Into our Lives" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

24th OT B ~ Mk. 8: 27-35 ~ "Who do You Say I am?" Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min and Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

23 OT B ~ Mk. 7:31-37 ~ "Beyond Astonishment" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

22 OT B~ Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27~ "All Good Gifts" Rev. Richard Eslinger

21 OT B ~ Jn. 6:60-69 "A Hard Saying" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

20 OT B ~John 6: 51-58 ~ "A Deeper Union with Christ" Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min.

19 OT B 1 Kg. 19:4-8 "Under the Broom Tree" ~Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

18 OT B~ "The Bread of Heaven" Jn 6:24-35 Rev. Richard Eslinger

17 OT B ~ Homiletical Exegesis~ Jn 6:1-15 ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

16 OT B ~ Mk. 6:30-34 "Rest a While" ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min.

15 OT B ~ Mk. 6:7-13 ~ "With Nothing But a Staff..." ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

14 OT B ~ Mk, 6:1-6 ~ "Hometown Hero" Rev. Richard Eslinger

13 OT B + Mk 5:21-43 + "Welcome to Iceberg Alley" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

12OT B ~ Mk.4:35-41~ "A Violent Squall" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

11 OT B ~Mk. 4:26-34 "Sideways" ~ Susan McGurgan, D. Min.

What's New?

New Position for Susan McGurgan
Susan is now the Director of the Preach All Ways Lilly Compelling Preaching Grant and Associate Professor of Theology at Marian University, Indianapolis.

20 OT B ~ "A Deeper Union with Christ" ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min. ~Preach This Week

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30 OT B Mk. 10: 46-52 ~ "The Call" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

29 OT B Mk 10:35-45 "Room at the Top" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

28th OT B ~ Mk. 10:17-30 ~ "Eye of the Needle" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

27 OT B ~ Mk. 10:2-16 "Embraced and Blessed" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger, PhD

26 OT B ~Nm 11:25-29 "My Lord, Stop Them!" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

25 OT B ~ Mk. 9:30-37 ~ "Out of the Book, Into our Lives" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

24th OT B ~ Mk. 8: 27-35 ~ "Who do You Say I am?" Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min and Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

23 OT B ~ Mk. 7:31-37 ~ "Beyond Astonishment" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

22 OT B~ Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27~ "All Good Gifts" Rev. Richard Eslinger

21 OT B ~ Jn. 6:60-69 "A Hard Saying" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

20 OT B ~John 6: 51-58 ~ "A Deeper Union with Christ" Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min.

19 OT B 1 Kg. 19:4-8 "Under the Broom Tree" ~Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

18 OT B~ "The Bread of Heaven" Jn 6:24-35 Rev. Richard Eslinger

17 OT B ~ Homiletical Exegesis~ Jn 6:1-15 ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

16 OT B ~ Mk. 6:30-34 "Rest a While" ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min.

15 OT B ~ Mk. 6:7-13 ~ "With Nothing But a Staff..." ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

14 OT B ~ Mk, 6:1-6 ~ "Hometown Hero" Rev. Richard Eslinger

13 OT B + Mk 5:21-43 + "Welcome to Iceberg Alley" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.

12OT B ~ Mk.4:35-41~ "A Violent Squall" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

11 OT B ~Mk. 4:26-34 "Sideways" ~ Susan McGurgan, D. Min.

What's New?

New Position for Susan McGurgan Susan is now the Director of the Preach All Ways Lilly Compelling Preaching Grant and Associate Professor of Theology at Marian University, Indianapolis. 20 OT B ~ "A Deeper Union with Christ" ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min. ~Preach This Week

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New Position for Susan McGurgan
Susan is now the Director of the Preach All Ways Lilly Compelling Preaching Grant and Associate Professor of Theology at Marian University, Indianapolis.

20 OT B ~ "A Deeper Union with Christ" ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min. ~Preach This Week