Mark 8
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A lament psalm without lament (Psalm 22:23-31; Mark 8:31-38)
Lament psalms typically move to trust at some point, but reading only those verses feels strange in Lent.
February 25, Lent 2B (Mark 8:31–38)
What a roller coaster for the disciples: They are following the Messiah! And doing so will cost them everything.
February 25, Lent 2B (Mark 8:31–38)
What a roller coaster for the disciples: They are following the Messiah! And doing so will cost them everything.
My double vision
I like to think Jesus gives the blind man in Mark 8 vision of another kind: to see past the limits of human sight.
A rich woman who took the Magnificat seriously
Vida Dutton Scudder, an early 20th-century radical, points Christians to solidarity and martyrdom.
A rich woman who took the Magnificat seriously
Vida Dutton Scudder, an early 20th-century radical, points Christians to solidarity and martyrdom.
September 12, Ordinary 24B (Mark 8:27–38)
The cross we choose to bear reveals who we think Jesus is.
September 12, Ordinary 24B (Mark 8:27–38)
The cross we choose to bear reveals who we think Jesus is.
A life that matters (Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16; Mark 8:31-38; Lent 2B)
In this week’s readings, God’s covenant-making continues.
February 28, Lent 2B (Mark 8:31–38)
Peter has guts. He reproaches the very one he identifies as anointed.
February 28, Lent 2B (Mark 8:31–38)
Peter has guts. He reproaches the very one he identifies as anointed.
What happened after my mostly white church put up a Black Lives Matter sign
It got stolen, and I got scared.
What happened after my mostly white church put up a Black Lives Matter sign
It got stolen, and I got scared.
Enlarged hearts (Mark 8:27-38)
What does it mean to have a Savior?
Enlarged hearts (Mark 8:27-38)
What does it mean to have a Savior?
September 16, Ordinary 24B (Mark 8:27-38)
Jesus' lesson in large-hearted theology
September 16, Ordinary 24B (Mark 8:27-38)
Jesus' lesson in large-hearted theology
The adversary incarnate? (Mark 8:31-38)
We can ignore the Satan stuff, or we can address it.
The adversary incarnate? (Mark 8:31-38)
We can ignore the Satan stuff, or we can address it.
February 25, Lent 2B (Mark 8:31-38)
You've got to feel bad for Peter.