The Gospel of Mark
Join me for an 8 week course on the earliest canonical gospel and understand in a new way The Mystery of the Cross.
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Three Talks on the Parables of Jesus
Join me for three lectures exploring new ways to understand some of Jesus’ most profound parables.
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Why Is Jesus’ Resurrection Good News?
Christ’s resurrection is the Good News. Yet when Christians are asked why Christ’s resurrection is Good News, their response is often tentative and unclear.
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The Spirit Is a Portrait of God
God is beyond human understanding. How then can the actions of this unknowable God be expressed? Only through limited human language. The descriptions of the Spirit of God in the scriptures are efforts to express the inexpressible God. A history of the Spirit’s actions etches a portrait of our invisible God.
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Living with Little Faith
Matthew’s famous teaching on the lilies of the field contains the first occurrence of a phrase he uses to describe the Christian Life. It is a life of “little faith.”
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The Peril of Holy Week
If we listen to the accounts of Jesus’ passion without reflection, we can draw the false conclusion that the Jewish people are responsible for the crucifixion of Christ.
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Breaking the Silence
Silence destroys relationships. Psalms push through our barrier of silence with God. When a psalm is prayed sincerely it breaks through emptiness and takes the risk of opening communication with the Almighty.
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Course at the Cleveland Ecumenical Institute
Political Power, Personality, and the Sovereignty of God:
The Books of First and Second Samuel
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A Gospel for a Pluralistic City
Christianity was an urban phenomenon. Although the origins of the Christian movement in the ministry of Jesus were rooted in the rural soil of Galilee, the spread of the gospel took place in the urban centers of the ancient world.
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Peter Walks on Water
Matthew 14:22-36–Only in Matthew’s Gospel does Peter walk on water. He acts as the representative of what belonging to the church means.
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Who Killed Jesus?
A naïve reading of the accounts of Jesus’ passion can lead to the conclusion that the Jewish people were responsible for Jesus’ death.
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Blood, Money, the Paranormal
Blood, money, and the paranormal spur instant curiosity. They are the bread and butter of any story teller or promoter. Matthew’s passion narrative is characterized by these three elements.
