Tag Archives: Mark 1:14-20

The kingdom of God is at hand

The kingdom of God has drawn near. The kingdom of God is at hand. That’s how the Revised Standard Version translates Jesus’ opening message: that the kingdom of God is at hand, at your fingertips, so close that it is almost … Continue reading

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Fisher

You flee again to Galilee, another Herod, another threat, kings and prophets always at odds and you, raised with the memory of blood and fire, fishing for another way, the kingdom of God, as it were, silver-scaled and just, within … Continue reading

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