Taking the Leap . . . from Fear to Faith!
Scripture John 20: 19 – 29 Sermon We’ve been through a lot during this past couple of years. We’ve been blindsided by a deadly pandemic that has taken us on an emotional roller coaster ride, causing us to isolate ourselves and learn some new ways of interacting...
St. Ruth
Ruth, on the other hand, refuses to give in to these oppressive and painful “norms” – even deflecting Naomi’s entreaties.
Harry Potter: Faith, Rigor, Community
One of the most fabulous things about Harry Potter is meeting other people who love Harry Potter and “geeking out” together. I am so happy that my fellow Lyndale Nerd Squad members have joined me in this joyful fandom and agree to explore these texts together month after month. Our small group is inspired by a podcast started by two Harvard Divinity school students, Vanessa Zoltan and Casper ter Kuile, who took on the project of treating Harry Potter as “sacred.”
Your Heart Needs Your Attention Right Here
To emphasize the point that Bartimaeus is not the one who needs to be healed, his crying out “Jesus, Son of David” is the first time in the Gospel of Mark that Jesus is named as in a lineage of rulers. But, clearly Bartimaeus sees and understands that Jesus’ embodiment of power is for soft-hearted liberation, not economies of hard-heartedness.