For the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost, Rev. Cari tackled quite a challenging text: Mark 3:20-35. A combination of narrative about Jesus’ family making an “intervention” in his life because they are concerned for him, and Jesus tangling with the Scribes, who say he is possessed of an evil spirit, it’s a thorny text to untangle.

So listen as she reflects on family ties, our world of transient, mobile and “displanted” people, the Biblical context of Roman occupation and domination, mental health, and the nature of evil. There’s a lot in this sermon, because there’s a lot in the text.