Mark: Crowds and Apostles

Jesus’ fame spread. People seeking healing, spiritual goose bumps, or those curious followed Him everywhere. Mark records,  “Jesus departed with his disciples to the sea, and a large crowd followed…

Mark: Old and New

Religious practice tends towards blueprints. Do this and that and the other thing, and you will be okay. Or to put it into religious terms, you’ll be pious. In the…

A Prepared Place

My wife and I recently walked a trail. This particular hike was on private property on Kauai, Hawaii. Following our GPS, we made it to the trailhead. And that is…

Mark – Them?

Some things never change. Even today, a letter from the Internal Revenue Service causes anxiety. No one likes the annual ritual of filing their income tax docs, except maybe those…