Mark – A House of Prayer
One Saturday morning every August, our small town barricades and diverts the highway running down its center to have a parade. It’s a community event with bands, floats, and candy.…
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Mark – The Fig Tree
Mark has spent most of his Gospel showing that Jesus is the Son of God. In Mark 11, we get a glimpse of Jesus’ humanity. After entering Jerusalem on a…
Mark – A Borrowed Donkey
The week before Easter/Resurrection Sunday, we recall the moment when Jesus entered Jerusalem riding a donkey. With shouts of Hosanna! And Blessings! He rode into town on a carpet of…
Mark – I Want to See
Let’s dive right in. “They came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a large crowd, Bartimaeus (the son of Timaeus), a blind beggar, was…
Mark – Serve All
One day, two disciples asked Jesus for positions of power and prestige. In Mark 10:35, James and John, the “Sons of Thunder” asked to sit at Jesus’ left and right…
Mark – The Road Ahead
There is a literary device in fiction called foreshadowing. That is where the writer gives you a subtle hint that seems unimportant but foreshadows future events. A character casually says…
Mark – First and Last
I prayerfully considered whether to pen anything on these pages concerning the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Most of Lambchow’s audience, after all, is not American or connected to our political…
Mark – If I Were a Rich Man
One of the songs in the musical Fiddler on the Roof declares in part: If I were rich, I’d have the time that I lack to sit in the synagogue…
Mark – Riches and the Kingdom
What must I do to inherit eternal life? That was the question that a particular young man asked Jesus. We learn that the young man kept the Law and was…
Mark – The Importance of Being Children
Let’s have an adult conversation. Things are about to get serious. A heavy matter is going to be discussed that has serious consequences. Take the children away. No, wait. Leave…
Mark – Indivisible
This year, my wife Betty and I celebrated our 45th wedding anniversary. I don’t point that out to brag, but to lead us into today’s lesson on marriage and divorce.…
Mark – Salty Sacrifice
One of the principles I teach my High School business class is the reality of trade-offs and opportunity costs. Every decision in business and in life involves trade-offs. If I…