Category: Series

Farming today, where we live, is high-tech with GPS-guided machines that place each seed exactly where it belongs. Those changes in agriculture have separated us a bit from one of…

C. S. Lewis proposed a formula for considering Jesus. He is either a liar, a lunatic, or the Lord. There are no other options. If the whole thing was a…

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…

It is possible to perfectly follow the rules and be completely wrong. That is what the Pharisees encountered in today’s section of Mark. Like many rules and laws, it is…

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…

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…