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There is a lot in this reading that we just heard – four incidents and a hole. We start with Jesus inviting his disciples to leave everyone and go with him “to a deserted place” to rest. According to Mark, the disciples had just returned from their mission without Jesus to preach and heal, and […]

There are two approaches to preaching today. One is to emphasize the context of the Scripture reading, to explain what it meant in that time and place. The other is instead to illustrate how God is active in our lives, using Scripture tangentially or not at all. I always aim to try to do a […]