Mark’s gospel uses multiple boat journeys. Some of these, like the one we are considering this week, are metaphors. Read more
Mark’s gospel uses multiple boat journeys. Some of these, like the one we are considering this week, are metaphors. Read more
We don’t have to understand how seeds work to plant seeds, we don’t have to understand how our world is going to be put right to act in hope. Read more
This hope is strikingly focused on changing our world, not escaping it; a just and safe world sprouting from the unlikeliest beginnings. Read more
This imagery describes a world where everyone has enough to thrive and feels safe. It was used to inspire hope. Read more
These stories should move us to help, not oppose, the social justice work of those presently laboring to make our world safer and just. Read more
Their tactic is nothing new: Inspire the masses with fear of the very social justice that could be the means of life-giving change for them. Read more
As complicated as this language is for us today, inspiring fear of social justice efforts is something we are familiar with. Read more
These Sabbath stories in Mark call each us to reassess our best practices to make sure we are not sources of suffering but justice and life. Read more
Our economy depends on a never-ending, always-expanding growth. We cannot always be producing. There must be time for rest, too. Read more
These were labor justice lessons. Everyone was entitled to time to rest and be restored. No one was to be forced to labor unceasingly Read more
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