From talking shrubbery to people coming back to life, there are many stories in the scriptures that break the natural laws of how we believe the world works. These occurrences are often referred to as "miracles", which Webster's Dictionary defines as "a surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divine agency." In the very definition of the word "miracle" is the idea that God must be the explanation for the unexplainable. This Sunday, as we continue to explore the Bible, we'll talk about these miracles and wonder...does the Bible tell me so when it comes to what is possible or even probable? For many people, the miracle stories in the Bible are a reason they can't take the book seriously. For others, theses stories require a faith that they find hopeful. And, still for others, they feel the need to treat miracles with an "apologetic reading" - one that seeks to explain what seems irrational using rational means. Those who use this method suggest things such as, "Of course it looked like Moses created a sea of blood. That's the time of year that a certain kind of red algae would have appeared killing fish and causing the Egyptians to tremble." These are only three different ways of looking at the stories of miraculous events in scripture, and there are so many more ways of placing miracles within our own way of looking at the world. This week, Pastor Sarah uses the story of a healed leper in Mark to explore why the idea that everything is a miracle may be the only way to take the Bible seriously if not literally.