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John 1 begs: Can anything good come out of….? Karoline Lewis reminds preachers of the good news that comes out in times of doubt and disbelief.   View this post on Instagram   A post (...)

First there is a blinding flash of light and then the thunderous sound of God speaking.1 It’s the story of the Transfiguration, right? Yes. But it is also the beginning of Psalm 50. A festival (...)

Biblical scholar Ched Myers calls this Transfiguration Sunday text one of the three “pillars” of Mark’s apocalyptic Gospel. I see these three revelatory events—Mark’s baptism of Jesus, transfiguration of Jesus, and crucifixion of Jesus—as foundational (...)

Discussion on texts for Christmas Day – Proper III (rebroadcast from Dec. 25, 2019). (Gospel) John 1:1-14; (First Reading) Isaiah 52:7-10; Psalm 98; (Second Reading) Hebrews 1:1-4, [5-12]. Recorded at Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minn., (...)

John the Witness calls down judgement, not joy. Delve into John 1 with Joy J. Moore this week. Pause, remember, and wait, just a little longer on our Advent journey.   View this post on (...)

Today’s text shows us what the world does to its prophets. Jesus is rejected, John is beheaded, and nobody seems willing to take responsibility. Instead of receiving Jesus’ message, the crowd asks, “Where do carpenters (...)

The first three chapters of Mark are fast-paced and thrilling. The gospel account opens with the astonishing words, “The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God” (1:1). With the firing (...)

The reader is introduced to three scenes in Mark 2:1–22 that deal with different aspects of Jesus’ ministry. The first scene focuses on Jesus as the Son of Man, the second touches on the scope (...)

Epiphany is my favorite season in the church. It means “light dawns,” as we slowly recognize who God is in Jesus Christ. Each text suggests a farther pushing-out of the good news from God’s own (...)

Mark’s Gospel is not for the disengaged spectator; it is for those caught up in an apocalyptic struggle. In this early text of Jesus performing an exorcism in a synagogue in Capernaum, Mark provides a (...)