“The True Shepherd is Among Us” Jeremiah 23.1-6 – Psalm 23 – Mark 6.30-34, 53-56 – Ephesians 2.11-22 by Nate Rauh July 22, 2012   Psalm 23 is an old prayer. It is prayed, for the most part, from the point-of-view [ewe? sorry] of an individual sheep as it journeys with the rest of its [...]

Vampire Economics, Zombie Apocalypse, and the Bible Amos 7:7-15, Mk 6:14-29, Ps 85 by Isaac S. Villegas July 15, 2012 “Steadfast love and faithfulness will meet; justice and peace will kiss” (Ps 85:10). This beautiful line describes the world of the Psalmist — a world where “God’s glory will dwell in our land” (v. 9), [...]

The Lonely Prophet Ezekiel 2:1-8, Mark 6:1-13 by Kathy Roberts July 8, 2012 Prophet:  A divinely inspired person; a divinely inspired interpreter, revealer, or teacher of the will or thought of God or a god; a person who speaks, or is regarded as speaking, for or in the name of God or a god. (OED) [...]

Salvation Mk 5:21-43, 2 Cor 8:7-15 by Isaac Villegas July 1, 2012 What is salvation all about? I got to thinking about salvation this week as I was reading the assigned bible passages, especially the one from Mark’s Gospel, about Jesus healing Jarius’ daughter and the woman with the issue of blood. Healing has everything [...]