I am thinking about this in the New York Times, and this in Christianity Today, when my attention is captured by the narrative in Mark 8 and 9 — especially the scene that begins with disciples of Jesus pretending they haven’t just been arguing about who among them is greatest. Jesus, in Mark’s telling, suggests they’ve missed every bit of the point. Then:
He took a little child whom he placed among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them, “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.” — Mark 9.36,37
Which reminds me of this in Matthew 25.31ff.
Which leaves me thinking about this in the New York Times, and this in Christianity Today....
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