Releasing a Man from Violence 5: The Story of Legion Mark 5:1-18
Then finally, again, there is the healed man. The story ends where it began with the man begging Jesus again…
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Releasing a Man from Violence 4: The Story of Legion Mark 5:1-18
The keepers of the pigs are evangelists of a sort, who rush off from the scene of extraordinary happenings to…
Releasing a Man from Violence 3: The Story of Legion 5:1-18
There’s a lot of begging going on in this story. The man begs Jesus (5:10); the spirits beg Jesus (5:12);…
Releasing a man from violence 2: the story of Legion Mark 5:1-18
There are a number of men in our group with experience of security and insight into military history, so this…
Releasing a Man from Violence 1: The Story of Legion Mark 5:1-18
The morning’s bible study began over breakfast with the usual group and a familiar story, albeit one that took on some…
A Parable About Power, Empire, Money and Violence 4: Luke 19:11-27
Zacchaeus story has a man of noble birth coming to a city, the difference here is that this man, we…
A Parable about Power, Empire, Money and Violence 3: Luke 19:11-27
Scarily therefore my example in the story may very well be the protestors. Yes. The ones who lost their lives.…
A Parable About Power, Empire, Money and Violence 2: Luke 19: 11-27
A second question presents itself then. Where is the reader meant to find space in this story? Who is our…
A Parable About Power, Empire, Money and Violence 1 – Luke 19:11-27
One question is all we asked about this parable in Luke 19. Just one question. “Is there any evidence in…
Miracles in the Mundane – A Reflection for Easter Day
It’s not easy to live in the immediate aftermath of a Good Friday execution and an Easter resurrection. No surprise…