Encountering the text:  As we have moved through Mark’s Gospel this year in the Revised Common Lectionary, we have watched as Jesus has sent out his disciples to do the … read more

Encountering the text: This week’s assigned epistle lesson seems to be a hymn of praise, possibly taken from the early church’s liturgy, for the election by God of… read more

Encountering the text: An earlier version of the lectionary used to separate Jesus’s rejection by the folks in his hometown and his family from his sending forth of the… read more

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Encountering the text: For this week’s Gospel, we have a portion from a complex and multifaceted drama. The first act, Jesus appoints The Twelve (Mark 3:13-19).  Jesus… read more

Encountering the text: Last Sunday we focused on the parable of the seed growing secretly. The kingdom is hidden, secret, and inexplicable, but the kingdom is coming, the seed… read more