The disciples have returned from preaching and healing around the villages; in the face of people’s need, they have barely had time to eat. So Jesus invites them to come away to a deserted place and rest awhile. Yet the crowd guesses where they’re going, and meets them there. When Jesus sees the mob, his guts wrench with compassion, and he begins to teach and heal once more …
A reflection on Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 given to Sanctuary, 22 July 2018 (Year B Proper 11, BP11).
Romans | Practice resurrection
Genesis | Abram: Our ancestor-colonizer
Pentecost | And they were all together in one place
Acts | Just look around!
1,2 Peter | A humble, holy people
Acts | The four devotions
Luke | The road to all things new
Matthew | Walking with pride
Ezekiel | Dem dry colonial bones
John | Trans/forming
Matthew | So you’re God’s child. Now what?
Matthew | Kill them with kindness
Matthew | Self-regulation, the law and the prophets
Every place a God-story
Matthew | Blessed discipleship
Matthew | Like a scandal
Matthew | Like, are you serious?
Matthew | Like an arsonist
Matthew | Like a thief
Luke | Paradise, parties, and the vastness of God’s love
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