“We can always count on Jesus to tell us the truth. And when Jesus instructs us about our purpose here while waiting for his return, he doesn’t spare us a full preview of the pain of our mission. This sets us up for one of the “hard teachings” of Jesus. This month we will examine several of these “hard sayings,” that seem difficult to understand. Jesus delivers some hard news, but His words are intended to make us courageous.”
This Sunday morning, as we celebrate Jesus' resurrection, we turn once more to the gospel of Mark. Jesus' death on the cross seems to...
Table conversations tell us a lot about the people sitting around it. Jesus' conversations at the last supper tell us that his death on...
There are always transition points which come up in our lives, but as we age, they seem to come at us with greater speed....