Tag: healing

  • More than a healing (Lent 4A)

    More than a healing (Lent 4A)

    When Jesus gives sight to the man born blind, faith leaders try to destroy all the good that Jesus is doing.

  • A Cause for Celebrating

    A Cause for Celebrating

    The story of Jesus healing a man’s blindness should be joyous. Instead, faith leaders are making everyone miserable.

  • The In-Between

    The In-Between

    In healing ten people with leprosy in the borderlands between Samaria and Galilee, Jesus offers us a way to see life anew.

  • Healing of the Ten (Proper 23C)

    Healing of the Ten (Proper 23C)

    In this evocative story from the midst of the borderlands, Jesus places himself as a border-crosser and boundary-breaker.

  • In the Borderlands

    In the Borderlands

    The borderlands are as much a character in the story this week as any of the people. What we make of that is essential.

  • More Division (Proper 16C)

    More Division (Proper 16C)

    In this week’s gospel, we’re dealing with more division—and getting a different take on what that means for us.

  • Different Priorities

    Different Priorities

    In this story, Jesus sets up a confrontation. Not with people who think the opposite. But people just like him.

  • And he cured all of them

    And he cured all of them

    The time Jesus breaks the law to fulfill it. By healing people. Which shouldn’t be such a big deal. But totally is.