BLC Malmo, Author at Bethesda Lutheran Church of Malmo, MN

Sunday, March 3, 2019

Posted by BLC Malmo | Mar 1, 2019 | Digital Bulletins |

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February 24, 2019 Service

Posted by BLC Malmo | Feb 27, 2019 | Sermons |

Much like Jesus’ healing miracles, his feeding of the crowd shows his compassion of human beings and their needs. Jesus cared for the people in their ordinary hunger and demonstrated loving hospitality. Sending the crowds home means sending them back into the oppressive and alienating economic realities of Galilee. Scarcity, hunger, alienation, and fear are symptoms of unjust political, social, and economic arrangements.

Sunday February 24, 2019

Posted by BLC Malmo | Feb 22, 2019 | Digital Bulletins |

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February 17, 2019 Service

Posted by BLC Malmo | Feb 19, 2019 | Sermons |

In the parable of the weeds and wheat, an “enemy” comes when everyone is sleeping and sows “weeds.” For the disciples, the enemy could be opponents of Jesus who, threatened by the good seed he sows, attempt to spoil his harvest. For the ruling class, the enemy might be Jesus himself, plundering the “strong man’s house”. The strange practice of allowing the wheat and weeds to grow up together is understood as a symbol of God’s patience.