Marcus here. Over at New Breed of Advertisers, Sam Van Eman has confessed "I think I can't, I think I can't." ...
The video I've posted on the homepage today is a funny one. A group of "performance artists" froze in place in Grand Central Station for 5 minutes. The people walking around were stunned. One...
This passage epitomizes the contrasting responses to Jesus. On the one hand, those in need of healing came freely and eagerly to him. On the other hand, the religious leaders were indignant. They...
As Jesus entered Jerusalem to cries of "Hosanna," the crowd had high hopes for him. Surely, if he were the Messiah, Jesus would gather together an army and soon lead a successful attack...
This familiar story of "Palm Sunday" dramatizes the irony of Jesus' ministry. He was indeed the Messiah, the one who was inaugurating the kingdom of God. He was the royal Son of God...
Stories that never get told - it makes you think of a forlorn and lonely little book, left on a dusty bookshelf. But I'm not talking about stories that don't get read or...
When the two blind men kept crying out to Jesus, those in the crowd around them tried to shut them up. Their...
Perhaps you've noticed that churches all around our nation are splitting over the issue of music in worship. This is a simple explanation, but it's basically the classic hymn lovers vs. those who...
Around Mother's Day, my family took me to the local nursery and let me buy an abundance of bedding flowers. The kids brought me breakfast in bed, and my husband Patrick made brunch...
When the blind men heard that Jesus was coming their way, they began shouting for mercy. No doubt they had heard that Jesus had healed people. Maybe, just maybe, he might heal them...
In response to his disciples' yearning for position and power, Jesus called them to servanthood. "If you want to be a leader," he said, "then be a servant." Then, in order to illustrate and...
I remember being in college and watching a Public Television fundraiser event. For a donation of a certain amount, you would receive a thank you gift, in this case a set of Monty...
When James and John tried to obtain positions of honor alongside Jesus in the kingdom of God, the other disciples became indignant. No doubt they also wanted the kind of glory and power...
Irony abounds in this passage. Just as Jesus finished predicting his gruesome death, the mother of two of his closest disciples, with them in tow, asked that they might be honored more than anyone...
Jesus did not tell the story of the generous landowner to comment on the validity of human pay scales. He was not suggesting that, in real life, those who work little should be...
When Jesus said that it was easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven, his disciples were understandably...
"A place," the Bible calls it. Nondescript, middle of nowhere, Scripture marks it only as the place where Jacob laid his head for a night's rest. It was the first stop on Jacob's...
Early in his ministry, Jesus gathers his disciples and returns to his hometown of Nazareth, where he begins teaching at the synagogue.
One of the most powerful lessons I've learned on integrity came as a result of deceit.
Work isn't something you just get up and decide to do one day. It takes years of preparation before you can do it. It took me a long time to work my way...
