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 349 The Eye of the Needle (Luke 4:16-21 and 18:18-30)
Episode 348 What Does the Lord Require of You? (Micah 6:6-15 and 7:1-7)
Episode 347 Economics and Holiness (Leviticus 19:9-18 and 33-37)
Episode 346 Biblical Faith and Debt Forgiveness (Deuteronomy 15:1-11 and 24:10-15)
Episode 345 Pentecost (Acts 2:1-21 and Philippians 4:4-7)
Episode 344 Living the Christ Hymn (Philippians 2:1-13)
Episode 343 May Your Love Overflow (Philippians 1:1-18a)
Episode 342 Paul in Athens (Acts 17:16-34)
Episode 341 Of Jailers and Slave Girls (Acts 16:16-40)
Episode 340 The Conversions of Paul and Ananias (Acts 9:1-19a)
Episode 339 Jesus Appears to Thomas (John 20:19-31)
Episode 338 Come to the Tomb (John 20:1-18)
Episode 337 Good Friday SPECIAL EPISODE (John 19:23-42)
Episode 336 The Executed King (John 12:12-19 and 19:16b-22)
Episode 335 The Trial Before Pilate (John 19:1-16a)
Episode 334 What is Truth? (John 18:28-40)
Episode 333 Peter’s Denial (John 18:12-27)
Episode 332 Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet (John 13:1-17)
Episode 331 The Resurrection of Lazarus (John 11:1-44)
Episode 330 SPECIAL EPISODE The Gate and the Good Shepherd (John 10:1-18)
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