Interrupting the Silence

Tag: Bartimaeus

  • The Eye Of The Heart – A Sermon On Mark 10:46-52

    The Eye Of The Heart – A Sermon On Mark 10:46-52

    One of the things that strikes me about today’s gospel (Mark 10:46-52) is Jesus’ question to Bartimaeus, “What do you want me to do for you?”  My first reaction is, “He’s blind. What do you think he wants you to do? He wants to see again.” But then I think about times in my life Read more

  • “Let Me See Again” – A Sermon On Mark 10:46-52

    “Let Me See Again” – A Sermon On Mark 10:46-52

    Most of you have heard enough of my preaching that you won’t be surprised when I tell you that I don’t want us to literalize today’s gospel (Mark 10:46-52) and make it about only physical blindness and sight. We often hear this story and think of blindness and seeing in their outward forms. But what Read more

  • Seeing Our Way to a New Life

    “My teacher, let me see again.” It’s the obvious answer to Jesus’ question. What else would a blind man ask for? It may be the obvious answer but it is not always the answer given. No one wants to be blind. That’s not the question. The deeper question is whether we really want to see. Read more