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We’re walking through a series of reflections on Mark 1:29-39. (Part one) (Part two) (Part three) +++ Here is the really hard thing. God’s deepest desire is relationship with us.  What breaks that relationship is our demanding relationship on our terms, rather than accepting God’s terms. He faced and experienced death for the sake of that […]

We’re walking through a series of reflections on Mark 1:29-39. (Part one) (Part two) But doesn’t healing help us feel better about following him? Actually, no it doesn’t. Not necessarily. There is another story about Jesus healing 10 men of their skin disease. Only one of them comes back to thank him. There would have […]

One last story from Rich Dixon about the ride where we first met. +++ Last time, a “random” encounter – Jesus wasn’t finished using our ride. The brawny man and his two sisters saw our trailer. While I used the hospital restroom, they asked Becky to tell them about “Hope on Wheels.” I joined them […]

We’re walking through a series of reflections on Mark 1:29-39. (Part one was yesterday.) Did he heal everyone who was sick in the town? Maybe. Capernaum was a town of maybe 1500 people. The text said that the whole town showed up, all the sick and demon-possessed, and that many people were healed. The people […]

The Gospel text for this Sunday was Mark 1:29-39. I decided to share some of my reflections on that text over the next few days. +++ I gotta tell you. This particular story about Jesus healing people is one of the hardest stories for a hospital chaplain. It raises questions about “why not me?” that […]