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Tag: Mark

White dove in flight in front of a dark background

Advent with the Earth: Day 20 (Dec. 22)

Posted on: December 22, 2023 Last updated on: December 19, 2023 Written by: Jodi Belcher Categorized in: Advent with the Earth, Devotional
Animals are fascinating. They have their own ways of navigating life in this world.
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Gray mountain with snow with a field with yellow plants in the foreground and a light blue sky in the background

Advent with the Earth: Day 19 (Dec. 21)

Posted on: December 21, 2023 Last updated on: December 21, 2023 Written by: Jodi Belcher Categorized in: Advent with the Earth, Devotional
Have you been on a mountain before? What was it like?
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Wide view of red ground and brown rocky hills with a gray sky

Advent with the Earth: Day 18 (Dec. 20)

Posted on: December 20, 2023 Last updated on: December 18, 2023 Written by: Jodi Belcher Categorized in: Advent with the Earth, Devotional
We need reminders to embrace the gifts of deserted places so that we can recognize and cultivate the gifts of populated places too.
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Numerous red and pink seeds

Advent with the Earth: Day 17 (Dec. 19)

Posted on: December 19, 2023 Last updated on: December 17, 2023 Written by: Jodi Belcher Categorized in: Advent with the Earth, Devotional
Jesus tells three sowing parables in Mark 4: the parable of the sower, the parable about seeds suddenly sprouting, and the parable of the mustard seed.
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Wind-blown tree in a green field with gray sky

Advent with the Earth: Day 16 (Dec. 18)

Posted on: December 18, 2023 Last updated on: December 17, 2023 Written by: Jodi Belcher Categorized in: Advent with the Earth, Devotional
What might God do with holy air in our bodies? On this planet?
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Close-up of fig on a tree with green leaves in front of a blue background

Advent with the Earth: Day 15 (Dec. 17)

Posted on: December 17, 2023 Last updated on: December 17, 2023 Written by: Jodi Belcher Categorized in: Advent with the Earth, Devotional
American society tends to encourage us to assume roles of teachers and rulers over creation. What if we instead approached creation as our teacher?
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A Path of Bold Resistance

Posted on: October 22, 2021 Last updated on: May 8, 2023 Written by: Jodi Belcher Categorized in: Scripture Shorts
“If someone wants to follow after me, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” ~ Mark 8:34b (my translation) Among wounding scriptures, this one ranks pretty high.…
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Food and Demons

Posted on: September 6, 2021 Last updated on: May 8, 2023 Written by: Jodi Belcher Categorized in: Scripture Shorts
A woman comes to Jesus seeking deliverance for her daughter from an unclean spirit. Jesus responds by talking about food. Why? Why would Jesus turn the woman’s request for liberation for her…
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The Kingdom of God Is Like a Woman Trusting Her Body and Gaining Liberation, or Like a Girl Counted as Least Rising

Posted on: July 3, 2021 Last updated on: March 10, 2024 Written by: Jodi Belcher Categorized in: Body, Scripture Shorts
This is one of the most anti-sexist stories I have encountered in the gospels. Twenty-two verses concentrated on attending to the bodies of a woman and a girl in a patriarchal society…
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When the Son of God Gets Called “Insane”

Posted on: June 5, 2021 Last updated on: May 8, 2023 Written by: Jodi Belcher Categorized in: Scripture Shorts
Jesus too has experienced the sting of social stigma attached to mental illness. He too understands the shame of neighbors who had known him for years now calling him crazy. He too…
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