Mark 6:1-13 I have paused in this portion of Mark’s Gospel or Luke’s parallel countless times by now. In fact, this has been the case so many times that by now nothing much surprises me — except for the ways in which it comes alive just outside my door from time to time: I was …
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Taking Nothing for the Journey…
Mark 6:1-13 “Take nothing with you,” Jesus says today. Not a loaf of bread, or a bag, or a little extra cash, or an extra coat. Pack lightly. And so today I cannot help but wonder how Jesus might phrase this now. For not only are you and I certainly encumbered with more ‘stuff’ than …
As Those Who Are Sent: Just Go!
Mark 6:1-13 I woke up early on Friday morning. I had checked email and poked around on Facebook. While awake, it had been a long and full week, and I did not yet feel like moving much, so I scrolled across the screen, taking in the other options on my IPad. I had forgotten that …
Traveling Light
Mark 6: 1-13 “Jesus ordered them to take nothing for their journey except a staff; no bread, no bag, no money in their belts; but to wear sandals and not to put on two tunics.” (Mark 6:8-9) I’m what you might call a ‘defensive packer.’ I pack for ‘what ifs’ — hoping to be prepared …