Tag: Mark 1:29-39

  • Seeing the Bigger Picture

    Seeing the Bigger Picture

    There is so much unsaid in the text. We’ll miss how powerful it is. And how much we already assume is just clearly there.

  • So many opportunities

    So many opportunities

    The undercurrent of the early ministry of Jesus is how much opportunity he sees in what is to follow. And in how many see the same.

  • Keep it about the Good News—for Epiphany 5B

    Keep it about the Good News—for Epiphany 5B

    When we read about Jesus’s exorcizing of demons, many of us focus on belief and facts, rather than the message Jesus shares.

  • Just a little demon possession

    Just a little demon possession

    The story of Jesus exorcising demons is challenging for the modern reader. The real question is what is Mark trying to show us?