Religion & Spirituality
Jesus is confronted by a group intending to trip him up in public. They ask him a question about divorce. Jesus, naturally, sees the game afoot and pivots on the question to put the focus on power and equity. His approach gives us an opportunity to approach and question the ways we see women in our culture, community and church. The truth is, we don't have a good record for gender equality. So what do we do about that? How does Jesus recognize the patriarchy in the sacred texts we read? A sermon on Mark 10.2-16