It’s easy to preach equality but it’s another thing altogether to practice. I wonder how well Jesus did?
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Journey Through Mark, part 6
Prophecies, Oracles, and Rituals: Oh, My! AKA, the Christmas Sermon.
The reason for the season is actually quite strange… (click to read more)
Read moreToday’s Theological Pondering (12/3/16)
Many people think the gospel, the “good news” of Jesus Christ, is believing in him and then going to heaven when you die. But any good Bible scholar will tell you, that’s not in scripture!
Read moreLoving Action
The Good Samaritan redefines who are our neighbor is, but it also warns us that if we can’t see “the other” as our neighbor, then we may be left alongside the road to die!
Read moreA Family of Wounded Healers
What happens when you’re cut off from your family because of disease? How do you overcome both the sickness and the isolation? In Christ, anything is possible.
Read moreWright Rediscovers Christianity
According to the Bible, good Christians do *not* go to heaven! Instead, there’s something much better in store for us. Find out what through my book review of Wright’s The Day the Revolution Began.
Read moreWeakly Apostles…tsk, tsk, tsk
The greatest gift the apostles had to convert the Roman Empire was their weakness!
Read moreWeak Strength
It was only through weakness that St. Paul could show the strength of the gospel message.
Read moreFAITH IS OUR BUSINESS PLAN
Casting our nets is easy, but it’s only by faith we know where to cast them!
Read moreYou’re So Vain…
Often, I find this is the problem of modern Bible studies or discussions of religion. People want to talk about how they understand the text, or how the text makes them feel. What they forget is that scripture – for the Christian
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