Jesus told a man to pick up his mat and walk. The man did. He picked up the mat and walked, right into the attention of the religious leaders. Jesus disappeared into the crowd. When asked, the man didn’t even know the name of the man who had told him to do the unimaginable. A […]

“Love one another. ” We hear it a lot, people who hang around church. We hear it from people who stand in front of the church and preach. We hear it from people who we disagree with as they try to make us give in. We hear it from people who avoid hanging around church […]

Jesus and his followers are on a trip. “Rabbi, you look tired. You need something to eat. Here, sit by this well. We’ll go into that little town. It looks safe enough, for a Samaritan city. Maybe just some of us should go, and some of us should stay. No? Okay, I don’t know about […]

A “giving up 200 words for Lent” post A woman told Jesus she wasn’t married. He agreed and described her marriage history: five husbands, living with a sixth man. She was impressed with his abilities to describe her life. She started a theology conversation. Eventually she said, “When the Messiah comes, he’ll explain what to […]