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Serving in Faith
Jesus calls Bartimaeus to be a disciple at the time when the other disciples are struggling to see the purpose and the glory of God.
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Faith like manna
Deciding how to approach this week’s gospel requires a look into our process of discerning our work in the world.
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Learning from Bartimaeus—for Proper 25B
As Jesus approaches Jericho, he meets a blind man named Bartimaeus, who reveals the other side of discpleship.
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He has a name
In the story of Bartimaeus, we encounter the limitations of our vision while Jesus invites us in to a new way of seeing.
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Love Rising
In Mark 10:46-52, Jesus is interrupted on his journey to Jerusalem. But this final moment embodies the discipleship journey itself. In Bartimaeus, we have the true disciple and a vision of hope Proper 25B | Mark 10:46-52 If we just cracked open our Bibles to this passage in Mark, I think we’d be excused if…
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He Sprang Up
The story of Bartimaeus is easily one of my favorites. It is part healing, part witnessing, and for the gospel writer, the last thing Jesus does before coming to Jerusalem. As a writer, this is prime real estate. While everyone is looking “above the fold” and for the big headline at the top of the…
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How a blind beggar became the greatest disciple
This final moment has a blind man in front of them, but can they see him? He is shouting for Jesus, but can they hear him? Is the man like a tree, walking to them? Are his shouts like the buzz of a mosquito? Do they not understand yet, even now, at the end of…