Jonathan Romig's Teaching Archive

Star Wars! Everyone remembers Star Wars differently. Some of you think of the classic Star Wars trilogy. Those wonderful films filled with groundbreaking action and adventure. And the rest of you think of the new Star Wars trilogy. Or what I prefer to call, “George Lucas’s big mistake.” But back to the real Star Wars. If you’re a guy, maybe your favorite character is Han Solo. But if you’re a girl, maybe your favorite character is also Han Solo.

I crushed the world’s color Between my finger tips paint bled Rescue me my Beloved I am distant—far from Lover

The word “gospel” means “good news.” The gospel of Mark tells us the good news about Jesus Christ. The good news about Jesus is all throughout Mark. Jesus casts out demonic spirits. He heals lepers, paralytics, the blind, and the mute. He confronts hypocritical religious teachers. He walks on water and calms an angry storm. He feeds five thousand and another four thousand. He heals an old bleeding woman and raises a 12-year old girl from her death. So three women expected good things when they watched Jesus ride triumphantly into Jerusalem.

Instead of hitting the bars or going downtown to bump and grind at the newest clubs, Christians flock to their friends' homes for one of the oddest of rituals. It's something new that most people don't realize happens to Christians when they repent and invite Jesus Christ into their life. But their Friday and Saturday evenings will no longer be spent in the smelly confines of a darkly-lit and overcrowded dance floor. Their nights will be spent in a small circle gathered around an colorful board.