March 31, 2024
This is the original ending of Mark… it has multiple interpretations, but the one I like the most is this: No one is going to do this for you.
March 24, 2024
Maybe the coming of the kingdom of heaven is like what happens at a king’s banquet, where compliance means survival, and resistance means destruction. There are few who have the courage to display their defiance.
March 17, 2024
Both sons are invited to the party. Both sons are found by the father. Both sons are justified alongside one another.
March 10, 2024
Thanks be to God that even though we stumble, and judge, and forget our own belovedness, there is mercy enough for all of us, and we can still go home justified, not rather than, but alongside. Amen.
March 3, 2024
Finding the kingdom whether sought for or not, brings about a reversal of values.
February 25, 2024
Can we see God in the person we think is our enemy? That’s the challenge and indictment of the Good Samaritan Parable.
February 18, 2024
You would think we would be better at building on stone.