As Jesus moved about in Galilee, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God and demonstrating the presence of the kingdom through works of power, he sent out his disciples to share...
It's one of the diciest challenges of office politics, one that invades the cubicle farm and executive suite alike: How to deal...
It’s my fourth birthday, and Mom stands on the hem of my memory. I’m playing musical chairs with cherry-cheeked friends in the next room. And I think I see Mom on the edge...
For a considerable time, Jesus had been proclaiming and demonstrating the kingdom of God in the eastern parts of Galilee. Finally, he returned to his hometown of Nazareth and began teaching in the...
How I wish I could have witnessed this event in Mark’s Gospel!
In the previous section of Mark, where Jesus encountered the Gerasene demoniac, Jesus acted in ways that were puzzling, even distressing to those who witnessed them. The puzzlement continues in the...
The story of Jesus and the Gerasene demoniac is full of riddles.
When I was a young man, this story from the Gospel of Mark disturbed me. I was happy enough that Jesus delivered a man from demonic bondage, but I just couldn’t understand why...
Keith and Kristyn Getty, modern hymn writers of such classic songs as "In Christ Alone," have written a hymn for the work...
When the original Superman: The Movie came out in 1978, I was a middle-schooler beside himself with anticipation. I drew my own...
We don’t know exactly what the disciples of Jesus thought about him in the early stages of his ministry.
There's no doubt about it: David Blanchard pours a mean cup of coffee. For him, though, coffee roasting is about more than...
A few years ago, I had three surgeries within an 18-month time frame, followed by a fourth surgery a year later. ...
In fifteen years of marriage, we've learned a few things about together.
In Mark 4, Jesus tells a series of parables that reveal something of the nature of the kingdom of God. The first of these parables is usually called The Parable of the Sower...
The immediacy of our culture in commerce, relationship, and finance is strictly focused on the short-term. Those investments in the future seem...
One of the striking and, frankly, sad aspects of Mark’s Gospel is the description of Jesus’ relationship with his natural family. Mark does not give us any account of Jesus’ birth. The first...
This passage from the Gospel of Mark has worried Christians for centuries. It speaks of a sin that will not be forgiven, often called the “unpardonable sin.” As a pastor, I have counseled with...
As Jesus preached the good news of the kingdom of God and healed the sick, his popularity grew. He was being followed by those he had specifically called and many others as well. ...
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