Mark – What About Others?
We all have our tribes. Those commonalities that define part of our identity. The classic tribe is family. Perhaps it is the region our people are from. But other things…
We all have our tribes. Those commonalities that define part of our identity. The classic tribe is family. Perhaps it is the region our people are from. But other things…
The sports world loves to debate who is the GOAT (the greatest of all time). Everyone has their favorites. And there is no doubt that the names offered have risen…
The disciples failed. A worried father brought his son for healing and deliverance. The disciples followed Jesus’ model, which had worked before, but they failed. That’s the scene Jesus encounters…
There are many times when “why” cannot be answered. That is the problem with our next passage from the Gospel of Mark. There are many unanswerable “whys.” But there is…
People spend vast amounts of money to extend their lives. One of the newest things is longevity clinics that propose various solutions to gain time and health for a fee.…
Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do you say that I am?” Over the years, I’ve written and spoken many times about that question—the most important question in the Bible. And…
A few years back, I went to the eye doctor. My vision had changed enough due to age that I needed glasses. To find the right prescription, he placed a…
Don’t you understand yet? That is a question that Jesus asked His disciples at a certain point in their journey. Jesus had just miraculously fed a second crowd from scant…
We’d like to think that if we were one of Jesus’ disciples, we would get it. We would be quicker to understand Christ’s mission and who He is. But in…
About 700 years before Jesus, Isaiah prophesied many things concerning the Messiah. For instance, “Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped.…
Have you ever read something in the Gospels and thought, “What was Jesus thinking?” Today’s passage from Mark has one of those moments. On the surface, what Jesus said seems…
It seems that every day there is some new warning or advice on what we should eat. In my lifetime, butter, lard, and tallow have been declared bad and then…