And the generous dream of GodProper 6B | Mark 4:26-34 It is an odd development—to go from Kings are a terrible idea to I know his heart in just a few chapters. We might be lulled by the excitement for David—and his stature within tradition. Lulled by a sense of exception. That he is …
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The Dream of God
Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! When we hear Jesus try to explain God’s dream to his followers, it can help remind us that the words we use are always pregnant with possibility—and loaded with the baggage of experience. Jesus’s own descriptor, the Kingdom of God, is a reference to people …
A Word: Our Responsibility
Our responsibility to the whole human family Sabbath love is our measuring stickProper 5B | 1 Samuel 8:4-20, 11:14-15; Mark 3:20-35 It’s a good thing we dealt with Sabbath last week, because we’ve got two big theological challenges to wrestle with this morning. And …