Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Hey All! It's been a while since I last wrote. The last update was about a year and a half ago! This is definitely not how I thought this would go when I started writing this blog at the beginning of seminary (four years ago!!), but it is what it … Continue reading Another Update…
Hey all! First off, thank you for being so patient with me as I have not been posting as regularly as I would like. Life has taken many, many turns since I last wrote. I'll start off with a few updates. Chloe and I have moved back to Houston after just under a year of … Continue reading An Update
"Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest." -Mark 6:31 Do you ever feel like you're just going and going and going without any time to just sit for a while? Does your mind get overwhelmed with project deadlines, remembering birthdays, and trying to figure out what to cook for … Continue reading A Journey Through Mark-Chapter 6
The demon-possessed man has always been one of those stories that didn't sit well with me. I always seem to find myself asking, "Did the people in the nearby town know that he was possessed when he was chained up? Or were they just responding to something they didn't understand?" Upon reading this passage for … Continue reading A Journey Through Mark-Chapter 5
Focus: Mark 4:1-9 Mark's Gospel gives us a number of parables about seeds and growth that seem pretty straightforward at first. The seed is the message of the Gospel, the earth is the recipient of the message. When I have read these parables in the past, I have focused a lot on the seed being … Continue reading A Journey Through Mark-Chapter 4
Chapter Three of Mark brings up an interesting view of how we are all siblings in Jesus. In verses 33-35, Jesus asks who his mother and brothers are and answers that whoever does God's will is his brother and sister and mother. (Mark 3:33-35) This puts all those who follow Jesus in a familial relationship … Continue reading A Journey Through Mark- Chapter 3
On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” Mark 2:17 NIV "Ethical behavior is doing the right thing when no one else is watching- even when doing the wrong thing is legal." Aldo Leopold I … Continue reading A Journey Through Mark- Chapter 2
At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well … Continue reading A Journey Through Mark- Chapter 1
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I was reading Matthew 25:31-46 where Jesus is giving the talk about, "Whatever you did for the least of these, you did for me," and on the opposite side, "Whatever you did not do for the least of these, you did not do for me." (Mt 25:40, 45) In this scripture, Jesus equates those who … Continue reading A COVID Response
Gay by the Grace of God 