How often we say that God moves in mysterious ways. Our first reading today is a vivid testament to that truth. This story of snakes and poles and healing. But maybe it also says something very un-mysterious about the gift of God’s healing. About the healing we seek. And the healing we need. 

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Maybe we can understand Jesus getting frustrated and angry at times (those disciples!). But losing it in the temple? Of all places! Or maybe thats exactly the place for Christ’s wrath to be unleashed. Could we also use a wake up call (even a rude one) to get us re-thinking the use of our temples?

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Remember playing “Follow the Leader” as a kid? Remember how much more fun it was to lead rather than follow? Who knew that would mess up our understanding of what it means to be a disciple! So maybe these words of Jesus are just his way of putting us in our place. Our rightful place. That we might glimpse the life God desires for us all. Come along as we join the disciples for another Lenten life lesson. 

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Its Lent again. And we’re back in the wilderness with Jesus. Maybe that doesn’t sound so scary. Until we reflect on what this 40 day journey will ask us to put at risk and leave behind. At that point maybe its not just wild beasts we need to be concerned about. Let us cross the threshold and begin our sojourn.

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Reason is a beautiful thing. It can help us make sense of the world and lay some order on the various events and circumstances of our lives. But as Peter discovers on a hike up a mountain with Jesus one day, reason has its limits. And even its dangers. Today we peek in on those mysterious happenings on that mountain in Mark’s story of the Transfiguration. 

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Forgetfulness is a common human problem. More so for some than for others. And for a few it can be downright crippling. But for all of us it can be particularly serious when it comes to our faith lives. Which means we have more in common with the Israelites in Isaiah’s congregation than we might realize. So maybe we all need a good dose of the prophet’s remedy today. Alongside the healing hand of Jesus.

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Authority is a hot topic in society and church these days. Who speaks for Jesus on issues of morality, politics and justice remains a thorny question. But at least we can all agree that Jesus is our final authority. But why? What is it about Jesus that moves us to stake our life on him? Today we explore a question that most of us probably didn’t think was a question.

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What would cause a fisherman to drop his nets, leave his boat, change his profession, all on a moment’s notice? What would cause you to change the way you live and take up new habits and practices in the blink of an eye? Those might sound like far-fetched questions. But our gospel today takes them very seriously. And thinks we should too. Join us to explore perhaps the most astounding call story in the Bible.

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Knowledge is a wonderful thing. Knowledge of God is even more wonderful still. “Make me to know your ways, O Lord” pleads Psalm 25. But maybe the key to Christian living lies less in knowing and more in being known. Which can have far wider implications than we might realize at first. Today we reflect on the power of being known.

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Is there a fonder topic for a Lutheran preacher to preach on than baptism? Probably not. Unless they’re preaching in this year of Mark. And so we see a different side of this precious sacrament in our readings today. One that, at first blush, might cause us to swallow hard. But ultimately to breathe easy.

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