Author: Dale Heinold

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…

I remember the first time I heard the story of our next step in Mark’s Gospel. It was Sunday School at the rural church we attended growing up. The teacher…

One of the most compelling healings of Jesus is the focus of today’s walk in the Gospel of Mark. Before we go too far, let’s read the Word.  “He went…

News spreads fast in a small town. Soon, the town is buzzing about Jesus and what happened at the synagogue. Mark reports that Jesus with Simon, Andrew, James, and John,…

There’s a difference between complaining about something and having the authority to do something about it. We see that in the news media as opinions fly about what should be…

Career changes are challenging, frightening, and exciting. It is all those things, even after acquiring the knowledge and abilities needed beforehand. Now, imagine what a career change would feel like…

Our next section of Mark, chapter 1, verses 9-15, is like rolling down an interstate highway. Where I live, there are several types of roads. Interstate highways are multi-laned, limited-access…

We are not strangers to getting things ready. Even a simple thing like building a campfire requires gathering the items before the match is struck. I’m sure you can come…

And so we begin. Or rather, we return to the beginning with a Walk Through Mark. Back in 2012, I blogged about Mark’s gospel. While that blog was called Lambchow,…