When I was in seminary, one of the things we learned in studying the gospels was that Mark had a way of putting two seemingly different scenarios in his stories, divided almost like a sandwich. He would introduce a story or setting, give you some details, then switch to a completely different thing going on.… Continue reading The Power Dynamics of Jesus
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The Grand Reversal
This is the morning that, years go when both my kids walked out the door to search for easter eggs in the front yard, they were instead surprised by a dead baby rabbit on our front doorstep, courtesy out of our outdoor cat, Soren. Enter a little bit of childhood trauma. Thanks, Soren. My oldest… Continue reading The Grand Reversal
Finding the Life 