This particular soil (Mark 4:26-34)
Seeds do not grow without soil, and soil is a factor of place.
June 16, Ordinary 11B (2 Corinthians 5:6–10, (11–13), 14–17)
Paul has been wounded by the church, but he is driven to keep engaging.
Burnout and resilience in the wilderness
Many rural pastors like me are finding Jesus in the desert places.
Christ who holds all things (Revelation 1:4b-8)
We need a Christ who manifests his power, not just a Pantocrator of the gaps.
The end and The End (Mark 13:1-8; Daniel 12:1-3)
Jesus has the prophet’s double horizon in view.
When gifts go unrecognized (Mark 12:38-44)
Remembering the (anonymous) way of the cross
November 25, Reign of Christ B (John 18:33-37; Revelation 1:4b-8)
The cross is both foundation and anti-foundation, a disturber of worlds.
November 18, Ordinary 33B (Mark 13:1-8; Daniel 12:1-3; Hebrews 10:11-25)
Sometimes we need a good old-fashioned swig of bracing disillusionment.
November 11, Ordinary 32B (Mark 12:38-44; 1 Kings 17:8-16)
By middle-class American standards, the widow's decision is questionable.
When small-town pastors put down roots
The ministry of abiding, even in the face of decline, is an offering to God.