And they feared a great fear… So ends this turning point chapter with the closest glimpse yet of Jesus’s true nature. The calming of the sea is one of the most important moments in the Gospel. Since time immemorial, in the minds of ancient men, …
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“Who is my mother? And who are my siblings?” Jesus’s question to guide us on our dive deeper into the Gospel of Mark – past the sensationalism of Jesus’s early miracles, into the meat and heart of his message here on earth. Chapter 3 marks …
Read MoreThe Gospel of Mark – Chapter 2
“That’s not allowed…” Tension builds in this second chapter of the Gospel of Mark. The excitement and novelty of Jesus’s miracles has begun to wear off – and resentment begins to show. Over the next few months, my church is embarking this Sunday on an …
Read MoreThe Gospel of Mark – Chapter 1
The good news, or Gospel, of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, begins here, with the prophets Malachi and Isaiah, who long before Jesus was born wrote these words: “Behold, I send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you…” So …
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