A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho February 8 2020 Mark 6 Let’s start at the middle passage, a very fine place to start. Jesus sends the 12 disciples out in pairs, like animals off the ark, to heal, to cast out demons, to call people to repent. We often give the…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho on July 5, 2015 Mark 6:1-13 It is hard to go home again, isn’t it? Jesus has already experienced this in Mark’s gospel. A few chapters ago, after people accused him of being possessed by the Devil… “A crowd was sitting around him; and they…
Reflection on Ezekiel 2:1-5 and Mark 6:1-13, Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Proper 9, for 2015 Abingdon Creative Preaching Annual. (Here is a link for the 2014 issue.) When I get weary in my work, I turn to Ezekiel. His life always makes mine seem easier by comparison. I’ve never had to eat a divine scroll…
Glass Overflowing 