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...
Wasting somebody else’s time is a great sin; wasting one’s own time is a different matter. And it is in the nature of modern institutions that sometimes we have to waste a little...
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!
I admit it. I’m an avoider on conflict. As soon as difficulty’s shadow crosses my door, I’m opening windows, turning on the...
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...
Think uber-successful people are just blessedly lucky and/or insanely talented? Think again. Many times, they're simply persistent, creative and disciplined. Their goals...
We can delegate responsibility for tasks, but we cannot delegate accountability. If we start to try delegate accountability, this is usually as a result of a failure, at which point we are looking...
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.
A few years ago, I had three surgeries within an 18-month time frame, followed by a fourth surgery a year later. ...
There's no doubt about it: David Blanchard pours a mean cup of coffee. For him, though, coffee roasting is about more than...
Have you ever tried to lead someone who didn’t want to be led? The same children that were labeled “strong-willed” by their...
In fifteen years of marriage, we've learned a few things about together. ...
A leader must have open communication with those around to effectively survey situations and lead. If he can only hear himself, you’re...
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...
