

Elizabeth Jennings
Let the World Be Weird
Elizabeth Jennings, January 31 FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY 2021 Deuteronomy 18:17-20, 1 Corinthians 8:1-7a, Tao Te Ching 73, Mark 1:23-28 When Pastor John first asked me to preach this Sunday, I replied, “It looks like the readings are about prophets, idols, and demons, respectively. Deliciously un-modern.” Tonight I am not going to do line-by-line exegesis on any one of these Scripture passages. Instead I’m going to address the elephant in the room: just how weird all these