Come Away and Rest
For Sunday, July 19, 2015 – Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 As excited as kids just home from camp, the disciples tell Jesus about their amazing expeditions to the places he has sent them. They went with nothing—no supplies, no money, no instruction manual—and have returned filled with a deeper sense of their own capacity and calling. […]
The High Price of Regret
For Sunday, July 12, 2015 – Mark 6:14-29 When the disciples go out, two by two, carrying the light of God’s love and learning not to fear rejection, they are becoming themselves, strong in their own identities. How upsetting this is to the established realms of power in our lives. Going from village to village, […]
Learning to Fail
For July 5, 2015 – Mark 6:1-13 All Jesus does is go home for the weekend and teach in his childhood synagogue. How could this upset anyone? Yet it does. “Where did he learn to speak like this, with such wisdom?” they say. “How can he do such deeds of power? Isn’t he just the […]
Befriending the Interruptions
For Sunday, June 28 – Mark 5:21-43 On the way toward what we expect our lives to be, we encounter many interruptions. Learning to befriend the surprises, whether pleasant or difficult, letting them do their healing work in us, is key to our growth on the journey. Jesus is on his way to “the other side” when he is interrupted […]
