Against the Flow: Reversing the Norms – The Last in the Lead
October 10, 2021
In today’s passage we see a person who was reluctant to follow Jesus. Jesus had gotten the man to look at whether he was following the command to love his neighbors. Jesus leads us today to look at the blessings that we have in our own lives, and how we might use those blessings to bless others.
Against The Flow: Reversing Norms – Blessing Children
October 3, 2021
In this week’s passage Jesus elevates the status of children and divorced women, two groups that were powerless and marginalized in that time and culture. This was one of many ways Jesus went against the flow of the norms of his day. In what ways does Jesus do this today? How does he lead his followers to do the same?