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Silence in the face of mystery
God is the encounter we can't control.
Silence in the face of mystery
God is the encounter we can't control.
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
4 Bible storybooks that leave space for children’s imagination
In God's kingdom, sometimes less is more.
September 9, Ordinary 23B (Mark 7:24-37)
Did Jesus just call that woman a dog?
September 2, Ordinary 22B (Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23)
What does it mean to be seen as a defiled person?
The wall my daughter can’t get past
I’ve stopped trying to climb over it or knock it down. Now I just sit there.
by Debie Thomas
Women of the Bible say #MeToo
Read Tamar or Dinah's story with your church. Listen together for their cries.
According to Josephus, Herod Antipas desperately wanted to be called “king.”
Is this passage more than a cautionary tale about the tendency to stuff a suitcase to the gills?
Jairus knows the weight of justice delayed as justice denied. But he keeps moving.
The wind and water operate at a guttural level within these fishermen disciples.
July 22, Ordinary 16B (Mark 6:30-34, 53-56)
The apostles are on fire in this Gospel passage. I don't always get along with people like that.
It’s a beautiful plant. It’s also an invasive weed.
July 15, Ordinary 15B (Mark 6:14-29)
Put your ear to the ground. You will not detect a single note of good news in the story of Herod, Herodias, and John.
Yes, Jesus is possessed—by a new vision of what it means to live in community and in relationship with God.
July 8, Ordinary 14B (Mark 6:1-13)
The final lesson in Discipleship 101: learning to fall
My forebears were a little shortsighted with their strict sabbath codes, but they weren’t entirely wrong.
My forebears were a little shortsighted with their strict sabbath codes, but they weren’t entirely wrong.