You’ve probably heard of the discovery of evidence that Jesus might have been married. There’s a great article from the New Yorker imagining what marriage to an unemployed miracle worker
Mark 9:38-50 My first difficulty in posting something about this text is finding an appropriate illustration. I know those pictures of severed hands and feet are out there, but I’m
Mark 9:30-37Does anyone have any questions?You know when the teacher asks that, no one ever does. The question seems to catch us off guard, without anything to say, let alone
Mark 8:27-38 Christian fun–is that a contradiction in terms? This Gospel story does seem to carry that implication, what with Jesus calling on his followers to “take up their cross
James 2: 1-17Mark 7:24-37 You know what it’s like to really need a vacation? That sense of exhaustion/burn out, the impatience, even depression—think of all that because it’s the way
Deuteronomy 4:1-9 James 1:17-24 Mark 7:1-23 Several years ago Emily and I visited Alaska. While we were there we found a Russian village seemingly stuck in the 1700’s. This was
There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, “Father give me my share of the estate.” So he divided his property between them.
Some things are true, even if you are asleep. In this bit of preaching wisdom (that is, the Gospel doesn’t become more true just because the preacher yells louder), lies
The revolution will not be televised. But there are three books, a movie and more to come. The revolution in question is that found in The Hunger Games, the
“I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but…” You know how there are people who say that, but you know they are lying? You know that they really
