Jesus came to call people to follow, to believe and follow: only believe, just follow. If they weren’t sure whether they believed, Jesus told them to follow and see. “Trust…
I feel a little like Jude. No, not Judas—though I’ve had my moments, God knows! Jude—he wrote a brief letter that comes just before Revelation. Location, location, location. Jude begins…
I suppose we each have a picture of how the church ought to be, including this little congregation of it. No one’s picture looks just like the church as it…
I wish they had been walking by a field, maybe at sowing time. As it is, “they were walking along the road” (9:57). It’s a dirt road. The road is…
As Mark tells it, crowds are gathering even before Jesus arrives. People are gathering, expectantly, eagerly, excitedly, because they hear that Jesus is going to be there. I hope we…