This weekend in worship we celebrate Transfiguration Sunday, that great moment when Jesus is illuminated on the mountain, and voice of God speaks saying, “This is my son, the beloved...” while Moses and Elijah minister to him. Moses is the embodiment of all the law and Elijah is the embodiment of all the prophets. This […]

As the Gospel of Mark continues to unfold in the first chapter, the Gospel writer maintains in his direct and uncomplicated style. In the healing story for today, Jesus simply “raises her up.” Simon’s mother-in-law had been bedridden and Jesus comes to her takes her hand, lifts her up, heals her and “she began to […]