This week BibleWorm reads the story of Jesus casting a legion of unclean spirits into a herd of pigs as told in Mark 5:1-20. We struggle with how to think of demon-possession in the modern world, ultimately concluding that demons represent those forces, both spiritual and societal, that intend harm to humans and especially to those living at the margins of society. We notice that when the demons see Jesus they immediately know they are going to be cast out, and we wonder whether the demons of this world likewise tremble when they see us. And we notice that rather than celebrating the restoration of their neighbor, the townspeople demand that Jesus leave their region, raising the question of whether we, too, are more concerned about the healing of our neighbors or worried about the costs of their restoration.
Episode 331 The Resurrection of Lazarus (John 11:1-44)
Episode 330 SPECIAL EPISODE The Gate and the Good Shepherd (John 10:1-18)
Episode 329 The Light of the World (John 9:1-41)
Episode 328 Living Water (John7:35-52)
Episode 327 The Bread of Life (John 6:35-69)
Episode 326 Two Healing Stories (John 4:46-5:18)
Episode 325 SPECIAL EPISODE Exodus and Interest Free Loans (Laura Kahn, JIFLA)
Episode 324 The Woman at the Well (John 4:1-42)
Episode 323 For God So Loved the World (John 3:1-21)
Episode 322 Disruption at the Temple (John2:13-25)
Episode 321 Water Into Wine (John 2:1-11)
Episode 320 Come and See! (John 1:35-51)
Episode 319 The Testimony of John the Baptist (John 1:19-34)
Episode 318 (REPLAY) Christmas Eve SPECIAL EPISODE (Luke 2:1-20)
Episode 317 In the Beginning Was the Word (John 1:1-18)
Episode 316 Come to the Waters (Isaiah 55:1-13)
Episode 315 The Valley of Dry Bones (Ezekiel 37:1-14)
Episode 314 Seek the Peace of the City (Jeremiah 29:1-14)
Episode 313 SPECIAL EPISODE The Old Testament for a Complex World (Dr. Cameron Howard)
Episode 312 Unto You A Child Is Born (Isaiah 9:1-7)
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