Jesus’ teaching authority is demonstrated concretely when a man possessed by an unclean spirit interrupts the lesson and asks, “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you...

We meet Jesus in Capernaum teaching in the synagogue on the sabbath. Mark does not tell us about the lesson because the lesson was not the point. The emphasis was on...

Paul describes Christians who believe that it is sinful to eat the meat of animals sacrificed in the temples dedicated to idols as “weak in conscience.” But he also says that...

In the eighth chapter of Paul’s first letter to the church in Corinth, he addresses whether it is lawful for a Christian to eat food that has been consecrated to an...

When we place ourselves humbly at God’s feet and seek to learn, we find that we receive wisdom. The psalmist has experienced delight while observing “the faithful and just works of...

The psalmist calls us to join our voices celebrating God’s divine attributes. The “works of God’s hands,” the psalmist proclaims, should be “studied.” At four intervals in the hymn of praise,...

Moses himself was an example of one who was selected to reveal the extraordinary. And in today’s reading, we hear through Moses that God declares, “I will raise up for them...

The division that emerged over how to respond to the pandemic has only highlighted the deep divides that were already present beneath the surface. There are times when I wonder if...

Though Mark’s writing is concise, this scene from the Galilean seaside is evocative. Jesus is walking along the water’s edge watching the fisherman in their boats a little way off shore,...

If there is a perfect season to wait for God in silence, it must be winter. During this time of year all of creation seems to slow down and cozy up....