Mark 2:1-12 A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. So many gathered that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them. Some men came, bringing to him a paralytic, carried by four of them. Since they could ... read more
Questioning Through Mark: 1:40-45
Mark 1:40-45 A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, "If you are willing, you can make me clean." Filled with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing," he said. "Be clean!" Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cured. Jesus sent him away ... read more
Questioning through Mark: 1:35-38
Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. Simon and his companions went to look for him, and when they found him, they exclaimed: "Everyone is looking for you!" Jesus replied, "Let us go somewhere else-- to the ... read more
Preparing Ourselves for Him: Mark 1:1-8
Will you join me on questioning my way through the Gospel of Mark? By questioning, I don’t refer to doubts or cynicism, but rather using questions as a tool to dig into our hearts and motives and draw closer to Jesus. I’ll be asking questions here every Friday (or thereabouts). Please, feel free to ... read more
The Road of Confession
Psalm 51 "Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your HOly Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me . . . . You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring ... read more
The Song of a Bird
He talks to me from the bradbury pear tree. A loud, pure, wheer-wheer-wheer-wheer. Over and over, until suddenly I hear this cardinal through my concentration and am drawn from my pondering on evangelicalism, church, and this talk of “leaving” or “staying.” I smile. Because whenever I fall into the ... read more
Morning Joy
I woke up this morning with a heart as gloomy as the rain outside. I didn’t dread the day, nor did I merely “wake up on the wrong side of the bed.” Rather, the emotions from a night of dreams clung to my mind, overshadowing the new day. With resignation, I fixed the children breakfast and shuffled ... read more
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