Was Jesus Downright Rude?

Last week at the Friday Service we noticed that after calming the wind and the waves, Jesus turned to his disciples and asked "Are you so dull?" We wondered how this fitted in with sinless perfection.

This week it's worse. Jesus calls a Gentile woman and her daughter - or all Gentiles - "dogs". That doesn't seem very nice.

What do we make of that? Comment here or come and discuss - 8pm start in some part of the usual venue.

Clean And Unclean (Remember?)

Do you remember this picture?

Go back to June 2008 on this blog and read the entry about "Understanding Holiness" . We were studying Leviticus way back then. This week we will examine Jesus' views on the subject from Mark 7.

If you are a visitor, we will be somewhere in the Roebuck!

The vicar will be late so don't look for a dogcollar. Look for some "holy" looking people!

How To Walk On Water

Quick update: tonight (16th April) we look at Jesus stroll across the Sea of Galilee.

Join us if you can - on foot, by car, but probably not by plane...

Lots of Food!

This week we're back in the pub and Bob will tell the story of the five loaves and two fish that Jesus used to feed 5000 men plus women and children (so it's not the "Feeding of the 5000, it's maybe three times that...)

On the left is a picture I took in the church built over the place where the miracle was said to have occured.

But how did it happen? Did bread suddenly appear? Was it in Jesus' hands or in the disciples' hands as they distributed it?

What do YOU think?