A good word from Rich Dixon +++ The time is always right to do what is right. ~MLK + + + I didn’t pay much attention to Dr. King until I met him. Okay, I didn’t actually “meet” him. In 2012 Becky and I did a bike tour to raise funds for victims of human […]

A man with a contagious, chronic, and personal community destroying skin disease falls in front of Jesus and asks for healing. “If you are willing,” the man adds. It was a simple and understandable request. I’m guessing it happened more often that we have record of. Jesus is emotional. Depending on the translation you are […]

When I started working on Mark, I started reading Mark. I looked at the commentaries on my shelf (not many for Mark). I looked up what was available. Scrolling through Amazon, the one by Ben WItherington subtitled “A socio-rhetorical commentary” caught my attention. My academic roots are in rhetorical studies, looking at language and persuasion […]

God. We read about miracles in the Bible.People healed. People fed. Water turned into wine. We want those kinds of miracles. Because people are sick. People are hungry.We’d just love to have a great celebration. We don’t see those miracles. Maybe we could help people out. Offer them courage. Offer them opportunities. Maybe we could […]

Those are questions we ask or imply all the time. I want there to be a change in my life. How often do I have to take this medicine? How often do I have to say “I love you”? How often do I have to exercise? I want to know how successful I am. How […]