When Jesus sends out his disciples in pairs it's partly so they understand what they can do, but also so the community sees that this kingdom of God stuff is about way more than Jesus...

a woman and a man, both desperate for healing, come to Jesus... who gives them more than they could ever expect!

You wait all your life for someone to save you... and when they do it turns out to be someone way more than you could ever imagine!

Seeds need to be sowed... and they need good soil...

Some difficult words from Jesus... and more than a nod to Taylor Swift

Sabbath... rest... recover... recreate... it's a commandment that's almost impossible to keep. But it matters!!!

We have open arms for broken hearts

Fruitfulness… what does it mean to be fruitful in God? What does fruitfulness even look like because none of us are grapes? None of us is actually attached to a vine… So what does it mean to be grafted into God? What does it mean to grow and to be pruned and to be fruitful? What does it mean to abide in God’s love? To be in Christ, always?

Jesus tells his followers that he's the good shepherd... and that's a powerful image of someone who will protect and care for his followers, even to the cost of his own life.

Jesus is alive.  Yeah.  Right.  I’m not sure I believe that.  And if that’s what you think you are in good company.  That’s what Jesus own followers, his closest friends, his disciples thought too.  Jesus is alive.  Sure.  OK.  Where is he then?