Mark 8:27-38 When I was in my first year of seminary, it was ours to translate these powerful, oh-so-familiar words from Greek to English. Indeed, by now these words from Mark’s Gospel have been part of me for so long it is hard sometimes to find anything new to say about what it is to …
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“Who Do You Say That I Am? … Bearing the Cross as Jesus Did”
Mark 8:27-38 As of this writing, I’m not exactly sure where my preaching will take me next week-end. As a result, I am simply offering several starting places. Maybe one of these will work for you as well. It’s September and the Chicago Cubs are still in the race. OK, it’s just the wild card …
“Taking Up Our Crosses”
Mark 8:27-38 I don’t have a story this week. What I share now is a moment, a memory, a light-bulb turning on realization I’ve never forgotten and that continues to inform my every day. It was more than 15 years ago that I found myself caught up short. We were then still keeping vigil with …