“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father” (13:32). Which doesn’t stop people from speculating or…
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The lectionary that several denominations use—the order of Scripture readings for the year—is organized in such a way that, around this time of year each year, we hear Jesus speaking…
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Mark presents what’s happening over these Sundays as a consecutive series of encounters, sharp arguments and stunning responses, all in the Temple, in the course of a single day, just…
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Poor Jimmy Carter. You just know there’ll be trouble when you get interviewed for Playboy magazine. Why would anyone agree to that interview? Back in 1976, Carter mentioned—confessed—to the reporters…
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The world seemed awfully vast and rather hostile to those eleven men on their way to Galilee. What did Jesus want to say to them there? What did he want…
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Jesus allows himself to be bound—the one bound by nothing. In his binding we are being set free. You were bound; maybe you remember. We can feel as if…
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Bible Text: Philippians 1:21-30 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Series: For Progress and Joy in the Faith | “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain”…
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Bible Text: Matthew 17:1-9 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | In July of 2017, I was sitting beside my mother. She was lying in a hospital bed in the middle of…
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