Paul’s new community and the movement away from more traditional religious practices started to “turn the world upside down.” Paul encouraged them to continue to share the story of God’s love with others. And finally he told his community to be reminded that God chose them. They were the ones entrusted with the greatest treasure on Earth.
Read MoreToday is a great opportunity for us to consider where God is opening the circle to people on the fringe or on the edges of our community – or maybe in our hearts. Is God calling you to a moment of forgiveness from over the holiday season? Is God calling you to bring the heavenly kingdom into your world with a gesture of love?
Read MoreFrom the first verse in Mark’s gospel, we will hear story after story about how Jesus comes to radically change how we are oriented to the world. We will read how the message of a battle victory is, in reality, Christ’s defeat over the powers and pains that suppress life in this world. What we are about to hear next changes everything…
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