Archive - Tamed Cynic

"The last thing you want to do is keep your head above water.”

Mary's boy is before all things.

Jul 17 •

No Formula, Only Faithfulness

Jesus is not predictable, but he is good.

Jul 16 •

Salvation has Come to this House

Martha and Mary is not a compare/contrast; it's an exchange of gifts.

Jul 14 •

"The Place to Begin is with Astonishment"

He can walk on water, but he wants to be in the boat with us.

Jul 13 •

29:32

God Is as God Does

Miracles are the moments in which, by which God determines who God is.

Jul 10 •

"We should not let Jonathan Edwards be buried under the grotesqueries of his popular image."

The preacher we most associate with fire and brimstone was actually a prolific proclaimer of beauty.

Jul 9 •

Remember, We Killed Jesus Because of Stories Like This

In Jesus's day, there was no such thing as a good Samaritan.

Jul 8 •

20:44

5 + 2 + X = 5000+

Christ has come to proclaim liberty to the captives, but he will not become the mascot for a people’s movement of liberation.

Jul 6 •

29:16

Jesus is Neither a Resource Nor a Mascot

The Temptation of Gehazi: making miracles into commodities

Jul 2 •

The Word Speaks Still, And When He Does Even the Waves and the Winds Remember Who They Are

Miracles as Visible Words of the Gospel

Jul 1 •

June 2025

“Perfectly free, servant of all.”

Too often the way we speak of freedom is the way the Bible speaks of sin.

Jun 25 •

Jesus Changes Everything

The first task of the church is to be the church.

Jun 24 •

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56:55

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