Sharing the liberating love of JesusProper 18B | Mark 7:24-37 This week we get a couple of stunning stories of grace that sound different from what came before. The evangelist we know as Mark is famous for his punchy prose, its sense of urgency and pace (everything is suddenly and then), but …
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A Word: A Messy Temple
In all of the order of the Temple, we struggle to see the mess underneath; why things need to change; and even what to do about it. Jesus and the need to changeLent 3B | John 2:13-22 Some people really don’t know what to do with this story. And some really do know what to do …
A Word: When everything changes
Beginning Advent with the Little Apocalypse inspires fear when we'd rather see joy—but reveals that we're actually afraid of joy. The apocalyptic heart of AdventAdvent 1B | Mark 13:24-37 Happy Apocalypse, everybody! Yeah! Nothing says “ring in the new year” quite …