Relating, Creating, Transforming
Mark 11:7-11; 14:3,8,9; 15:25, 33,34,37,38 It’s an interesting day, the Sunday before Easter. Christians around the world call it Palm Sunday, commemorating the story in the NT Gospels about Jesus of Nazareth riding into Jerusalem on a donkey, and people laying down their cloaks and perhaps some palm fronds as well. So churches of all […]
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Mark 1:9-15 It’s not popular to take a break. Is it? Really, it’s not. I mean, you’re tired, burned out, mentally exhausted at work, and so you think—I should—take a break, right? And so, when you do, to recharge, to find your strength again, are you met with approving looks and applause? Most likely, NO. […]
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Matthew 11:25-30 At that time Jesus said, “I thank you, Abba, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; 26 yes, Abba, for such was your gracious will. 27 All things have been handed over to me by God; and no one […]
Read MoreMatthew 11:16-19; 25-30 Can you sense when you are in a heavy environment?Do you recognize when the environment is light?How do you know? In our Gospel story today, Jesus of Nazareth is getting impatient. He seems to compare the behavior of the people around him to children bickering back and forth. Na, na, na, na, […]
Read MoreLuke 10:38-42 Salamanca, Spain is an amazingly beautiful city that impacts you the moment you arrive. It’s incredibly old and historic, but also quite modern and it is a city truly never sleeps. The people of Salamanca have a different rhythm to their lives which I find quite refreshing. They take time to sit and […]
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