discipleship
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Jesus leads with love—for Proper 20B
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2 min read
In the second passion prediction, Jesus again upends the disciples’ expectations (and ours) for a messiah, and for his followers.
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In the turning point in the gospel of Mark, Jesus is confronted with Peter’s ignorance and empire’s promise of safe oppression.
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Messiah and a new kind of leader
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1 min read
The word “Messiah” is loaded with meaning—then and now. And that meaning is built around expectations that Jesus won’t embody.
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Jesus changes his mind
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7 min read
In these two encounters with the Syrophoenician woman and the deaf man, seeing Jesus change his mind allows us to do the same.
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Pure and good—for Proper 17B
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2 min read
How Jesus speaks to his interlocutors in this gospel can be troubling or exciting, but our focus must be what he is teaching his followers.
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On the challenge (and hope) in following Jesus
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1 min read
It isn’t easy to follow Jesus. He pushes his followers away when they are focused on their own stuff. How do we embrace the challenge?