MIDWEEK November 17: Derek Lamson | Praying the Occupation Without and the Monsters Within

​In this MIDWEEK we venture into the unusual — the story of the Gerasene Demoniac found in Mark 5:1-20. This story is the most embellished episode of an exorcism found in the book of Mark, is filled with military imagery (the demon calls itself "legion" a Roman military term), and is not a commonly discussed text in Quaker circles.

​Derek Lamson will guide us through the story that has been meaningful in his own spiritual life, and is the foundation of his new graphic novel project: Mark V: The Opera, which will be published by Barclay Press in about a year.

​“I look forward to meeting you all and doing some digging into the story of the Gadarene Demoniac as a fable for our times and ourselves. You might want to re-read this before we meet, and maybe we'll even let our own demons out for a short trot ...”

​Derek is a Christ-centered, progressive, Oregonian Quaker. He says he's a guitar player and scribbler with a side-hustle as a school teacher ... and in a good light he really is that handsome! You can connect with Derek at https://www.dereklamson.org/