The day is just another ordinary day. Jesus with his three closest friends, Peter, James and John go for a walk up a high mountain. There’s nothing unusual about that Jesus often left the crowds behind and went off to
On this first Sunday in Lent, Mark’s gospel gives us one of the most remarkable, best known passages in Scripture. It’s a super story about friends who are anxious to get one of them who needs healing before Jesus and
What can a dinner guest do? Jesus and friends were invited to an after church dinner at the home of Simon-Peter. When they arrived they found Peter’s mother-in-law in her bed ill from the effects of a fever. Jesus went
Turning things upside down, shaking up perspectives, shaking down assumptions, these were Jesus’ specialty. From the moment he began to speak in public until His final breath on the cross. His fellow Jews were waiting, more than a little expectantly
Now the Word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amital saying arise go to Nineveh that great city and cry against it for their wickness has come before me. Well!! Finally!! The evil of the Ninevites has
There’s a story from the 1400’s about a flawed block of marble. It was cast aside as worthless. Every artist who looked it at felt that it was too long and narrow to be used in a sculpture worth creating.
Jesus’ baptism brought about a new baptism that changed absolutely everything. Christian baptism is not just a washing away of sin like John’s baptism was but the baptism that brings the power of the Holy Spirit and a very special
Happy New Year! Since it’s New Year’s is there anything more appropriate than some New Year resolutions? Us ex-Scots make a minimum of five. Breaking them all, of course, before they can become healthy habits. How about you? Do you