Divine Impossibilities

A Church article with View Comments posted 12 October 2009.
Tags: , ,

Occasion: 19th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (Proper 23)
Text: Mark 10.17-31

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

This sermon was prepared for services at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Sterling, IL on October 7 and 11 and for services at three area nursing homes.

Today we have a Gospel story that we love to explain away. No wonder – it’s very challenging. It is, after all, impossible for a camel to go through the eye of a needle. Here are some ways that people like us have tried to get around this parable:

Keep reading…