Jesus hears the good news of the disciples travels and suggests they go for a quiet retreat. But the crowds are not to be denied. So, Jesus teaches them, and then he feeds them a giant picnic dinner.
Month: March 2021
Peter shares a grizzly story today, and very sad, as he tells us of John the Baptists death. This has all the makings of a prime time tawdry tale: Money, power, influence, pride, boasting, vanity, revenge, blood, and grief beyond tears.
Today Jesus takes the disciples back to his home town. You can almost hear him say, “Oh this will be fun, I grew up here.” But it isn’t fun. It is the people who we love the most who have the power to hurt us the deepest. Then Jesus sends out the 12 on their …
Gentrification! What’s happening in our Black Communities and what is the Black Church doing about it? Gentrification is a touchy subject for the black church. As urban centers become more crowded property values have risen, many black residents, now approaching retirement are lured into selling their homes and using that cash to buy a newer …
This story is plucked from its nesting place in Mark, originally surrounded by the story of Jairus’s daughter. For continuity and brevity, I have placed it after that. The woman’s healing is remarkable because she did not ask for healing, and it was not Jesus’ intent to heal her, but she was healed.