Month: July 2018

 During Lent churches sometimes highlight what is called “Good Shepherd Sunday,” in anticipation of the crucifixion. The featured passage comes from John 10 where Jesus says, “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep, and so on…” (vs. 11; cf. John 10:11-18). The Sunday associated with the passages… Continue reading July 22, 2018 – Jesus Unfiltered: Good Shepherds or Bad Shepherds

Ephesians 1:3-14 (CEB)  This summer so far we have been journeying with Jesus around Galilee in our series, Jesus Unfiltered. We have been looking at the real Jesus just as he is depicted in the Gospel of Mark. We haven’t been skirting around the difficult issues and sayings. What that has shown us is a… Continue reading July 15, 2018 – Jesus Unfiltered: Hope in Hopelessness

Ezekiel 2:1-5 NIV This summer we are taking a look at Jesus Unfiltered. You know these days how you can take a photo with a digital camera and manipulate it to look just like you want it. People have a tendency to do that with Jesus. It is a version of the idea of humans… Continue reading July 8, 2018 – Jesus Unfiltered: Rejection

As we have been looking at Jesus Unfiltered, we have been following Jesus around the Sea of Galilee. He’s been challenging the authorities. He’s been teaching. He’s been healing. He has stilled a storm so violent that the disciples were afraid they were going to die. As they were running around trying to keep the… Continue reading July 1, 2018 – Jesus Unfiltered: Desperate Faith