Busy Signals   (Mark 10: 13-16)

“My child was born just the other day. He came into the world in the usual way. But there were planes to catch and bills to pay, he learned to walk while I was away. And he was talking ‘fore I knew it, and as he grew he said, ‘I’m gonna be like...

Peace with God   (Mark 10: 17 – 22)

Jesus is about to begin his life’s final journey toward Jerusalem. But his start is delayed by a young man who runs up to him and piously falls at his feet to ask, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Every word in this exchange is freighted with...

Lepers of the King   (2 Kings 7: 3-10)

Jerusalem, that great city on a hill, had had her virtues turned against her. A strong Syrian army had encircled and besieged her, thereby enlisting starvation as a military weapon. The people of Jerusalem were famished and destitute. The encircling army was...