It’s almost a paradox that, although Mark’s is the shortest Gospel and we’ve read it on five Sundays since Jan. 10, we’re just today finishing chapter one! For the past three weeks, Jesus has healed ...
Today’s Gospel is a lesson in gratitude, especially in gratitude to God, which is its own separate category. Ten lepers approach Jesus. “Approach” is used advisedly, since Old Testament Law restricted ...
After Jesus identified himself and his ministry with the messianic text in Isaiah 61, filled with the Spirit and anointed to bring good news, liberation and healing to God’s people, he proceeds to do ...