Jesus is walking along, headed toward Jerusalem, and two of his disciples stop him with a request. Jesus hears them out-he's patient like that-an...

Jesus is confronted by a group intending to trip him up in public. They ask him a question about divorce. Jesus, naturally, sees the game afoot and pi...

Who is your rival? Even the church has a rival and we perpetually look over our shoulder to see what they are up to. In our gospel reading, Mark 9.38-...

Being healed means being seen. In our text this week, a woman approaches Jesus on his day off and asks for healing for her daughter back home. Seems l...

Jesus is confronted by a group of people that don't like his hygiene habits. In the context of the story, these rituals are meant to reflect puri...

The crowds declare their love of God and their want to commit to God's leadership. Joshua, standing in the midst of the crowds, tells them "You&a...

Our faith in Christ makes no sense. It is fair to say, beyond the walls of a faith community, that our belief in Christ is ridiculous. We say things, ...

he text this week is about a prophet getting his head taken off by a king. Fun stuff. Since we come to worship for good news and hope, this doesn&apos...

Jesus does love a good parable. Our reading has two and they both make sense, until we take a second look. It turns out the farmer in the first parabl...

Jesus tells stories about the kingdom of God in context. They are never random or simply dropped from his infinite wisdom to our feet. In this week&ap...