This past week was a difficult one for me. My days involved testifying in a court case involving a marital dispute (the testifying wasn’t so bad, but sitting in the courtroom and seeing the terrible depths to which families sometimes sink…that was discouraging), and visiting with a dear church member who suffered a terrible injury and died as the week ended. Then–alongside these challenges–came the task of preaching a couple simple parables from Mark 4.
But the parables turned out to be anything but simple. Instead, they raised questions about the nature of God’s kingdom and our relation to it. Perhaps that’s what Jesus intended.
So, with few answers but heartfelt seeking: Kingdom Questions.
PS: I’ll be on vacation next week, so don’t look for another post until after 6/21.
