Matthew’s story of Jesus calling the first disciples to follow him is often portrayed as a particular kind of miracle. The portrayal goes something like this: Jesus walks up as an unknown person to some random commercial fishers, and says “Follow me”. The fishers don’t ask questions, they just leave everything behind in response to […]
What Are You Looking For?
Occasionally in the Bible, people say odd things. I don’t necessarily mean theologically challenging things, although there’s plenty of that. I mean things that don’t make sense. For example, this passage in the Gospel of John. When we come across something odd in scripture, it’s an invitation to stay with it for a bit. The […]
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