Commentary on Mark 8:31-38
Was Peter so wrong? Peter took Jesus aside and rebuked him for declaring openly that [...]
Was Peter so wrong? Peter took Jesus aside and rebuked him for declaring openly that [...]
Last week for Transfiguration Sunday we started by placing three key Markan texts side by [...]
Praise, Praise, Praise, Praise, Praise! Seems like a lot of [...]
Biblical scholar Ched Myers calls this Transfiguration Sunday text one of the three “pillars” of Mark’s apocalyptic [...]
If the vibe of last week’s Capernaum synagogue narrative was public and confrontational, this week’s [...]
Welcome to the annual liturgical celebration of the Baptism of Our Lord (First Sunday after [...]
Welcome to the Third Sunday after Epiphany, the continuing season of Light. Context Much has [...]
Mark’s Gospel is not for the disengaged spectator; it is for those caught up in [...]
Nathanael’s preconceptions could have kept him from seeing the Son of God. But he was [...]
Epiphany is a promise that God is here, whether or not we notice the signs. [...]