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Bartimaeus

  • 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.

  • Deciding how to approach this week’s gospel requires a look into our process of discerning our work in the world.

  • As Jesus approaches Jericho, he meets a blind man named Bartimaeus, who reveals the other side of discpleship.

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • 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…