In today’s Gospel reading from Mark 6:30-34, 53-56, Jesus calls his followers to rest, in the midst of their serving. What would it look like for you to follow Jesus’ example and take time to rest? Here’s my sermon for
In Mark 6:14-29, Mark interrupts his Gospel story about Jesus with the story of John the Baptist’s beheading by King Herod. This glimpse into Herod’s power-hungry world gives us an alternative vision to God’s kingdom of grace. This week was
In Mark 6:1-13, Jesus sends his disciples out in pairs. He tells them to take nothing with them, and they learn to trust that God will provide. May we grow in faith and trust as well. Here’s my sermon for
On this fifth Sunday after Pentecost, we’re looking the characters in Mark 5:21-43, the story of Jesus healing a woman suffering from chronic bleeding and restoring a young girl to life. These miracles are glimpses of God’s kingdom breaking in,
In today’s sermon, I look at three stories in Mark where the disciples wrestle with faith in the midst of fear, all of which take place on boats. This is the sermon for June 20, 2021, for the fourth Sunday