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Lament psalms typically move to trust at some point, but reading only those verses feels strange in Lent.
February 25, Lent 2B (Mark 8:31–38)
What a roller coaster for the disciples: They are following the Messiah! And doing so will cost them everything.
February 25, Lent 2B (Mark 8:31–38)
What a roller coaster for the disciples: They are following the Messiah! And doing so will cost them everything.
My double vision
I like to think Jesus gives the blind man in Mark 8 vision of another kind: to see past the limits of human sight.
A rich woman who took the Magnificat seriously
Vida Dutton Scudder, an early 20th-century radical, points Christians to solidarity and martyrdom.
A rich woman who took the Magnificat seriously
Vida Dutton Scudder, an early 20th-century radical, points Christians to solidarity and martyrdom.
September 12, Ordinary 24B (Mark 8:27–38)
The cross we choose to bear reveals who we think Jesus is.
by David Keck
September 12, Ordinary 24B (Mark 8:27–38)
The cross we choose to bear reveals who we think Jesus is.
by David Keck
In this week’s readings, God’s covenant-making continues.
Peter has guts. He reproaches the very one he identifies as anointed.
Peter has guts. He reproaches the very one he identifies as anointed.
What happened after my mostly white church put up a Black Lives Matter sign
It got stolen, and I got scared.
What happened after my mostly white church put up a Black Lives Matter sign
It got stolen, and I got scared.
What does it mean to have a Savior?
What does it mean to have a Savior?
September 16, Ordinary 24B (Mark 8:27-38)
Jesus' lesson in large-hearted theology
September 16, Ordinary 24B (Mark 8:27-38)
Jesus' lesson in large-hearted theology
We can ignore the Satan stuff, or we can address it.
We can ignore the Satan stuff, or we can address it.
February 25, Lent 2B (Mark 8:31-38)
You've got to feel bad for Peter.