Jesus is clear that children hold the keys to the kingdom. He repeatedly invites people to become more like children in order to receive the world as God intends. What…
“Like me/not like me” can be an attitude that invades and deteriorates our health. In the scripture this Sunday, Jesus’ disciples are concerned about who is part of the “in…
Our North American culture tends to honor the competitive spirit. But naming “the greatest” is not just a recent obsession—seems it was a popular conversation among Jesus’ disciples too. But…
Jesus begins to speak about his death to the disciples and it stirs up such fear in Peter that he chews Jesus out! Jesus returns the favor and tries to…
People were “astounded,” says the scripture, that Jesus could restore hearing and speech. As we explore the ways in which we need to be healed, this Sunday we consider the…