The Rev. Noah Van Niel
January 24th, 2021
The Chapel of the Cross
Epiphany 3 (B): Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Psalm 62:6-14; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20
There seems to be some confusion, of late, about what exactly it means to be a Christian. This is not really a new problem, but with armed insurrectionists storming the Capitol under the banner of Christ and a troubling strain of white Christian nationalism on the rise, we might do well, in these days of new beginnings, with a Gospel passage that recounts the calling of the very first disciples, to review some of the basics—the true fundamentals—of what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ.
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