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This passage from the Gospel of Mark is found in the revised common lectionary provided by the Vanderbilt Divinity Library. The text is from the NRSV. You can hear a recording of the reading here. “And he called them to him, and spoke to them in parables…”   When reading the Gospels aloud, we invite…

Let’s assume you’ve been asked to be the Lay Reader (or a Worship Assistant who also reads from scripture) in church next Sunday. You’re going to be reading scripture aloud. That’s great. You may have done it before. But do you really know what you’re doing?     We all have a superficial understanding of…

Experience the Gospel of Mark 2:23-3:6 This passage from Mark is found in the revised common lectionary provided by the Vanderbilt Divinity Library. The text is from the NRSV. You can hear a recording of the reading here.  Title:  The Reader —Mark 2:23 – 3:6   When reading the Gospel aloud, we invite the audience…

Reading Aloud   When I was in grade school, learning to read, students who even whispered to themselves softly or moved their lips as they read were ridiculed and chastised. This was seen as behavior requiring immediate correction. But did these children know instinctively that reading is a physical act; that good books are meant…
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