Sunday’s Coming
Mary’s fear and desperation (Luke 1:39-55)
Is it hard to obey the angel's command, "Do not be afraid"?
Tell us about yourself, John (Luke 3:7-18)
It's a great question to ask people. But not this person.
Don’t let God’s word bypass you (Luke 3:1-6)
John is set ablaze. What about all the other characters in the Gospels?
Let the apocalyptic be what it is (Luke 21:25–36)
Trust your hearers. Trust the Spirit.
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
The value of tears (John 11:32-44; Revelation 21:1-6a)
Jesus acts in response to real human suffering and actual human tears.
Sight to the blind, hearing to the unlistening (Mark 10:46-52)
The crowd's proximity to Jesus does not make them attentive to his priorities.
The inner circle (Mark 10:35–45)
James and John don’t want power; they want a special level of intimacy with Jesus.
Are people good? (Mark 10:17-31)
We are worthy, loved, and enough. But so is everyone else.
Jesus’ siblings (Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12; Genesis 2:18-24; Psalm 8; Mark 10:2-16)
Our behavior doesn’t change the claim Jesus makes on us.
So many kinds of salt (Mark 9:38-50)
Last year I was told I needed to be on a high-sodium diet for medical reasons.
The mysticism of greatness (Mark 9:30-37)
Mystics experience the holy—an experience that enlarges their interest in their fellow humans.
Enlarged hearts (Mark 8:27-38)
What does it mean to have a Savior?
Speaking the language of the heart (Mark 7:24-37)
Ephphatha is Jesus’ own original language. Be opened!
What is true religion? (Psalm 15; James 1:17-27; Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23)
And are we practicing it?
No better place to be (John 6:56-69; Ephesians 6:10-20)
The disciples remember every miracle that Jesus did, every truth that he proclaimed.
Nurturing the bread of life (John 6:51-58)
The church doesn’t always value people as God does. Not even Mary.
How Elijah copes (I Kings 19:4-8)
It’s been quite a week for the prophet of God.