Category: Mark

“And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake.” Insomnia is something I’ve experienced only a handful of times in my life. In contrast, however, I live with the legacy of having dozed off at a NASCAR event. My youngest can attest that as the cars literally roared around the track I … Continue reading Stay Awake! – Mark 13:37 →

"For they all gave out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she possessed — all she had to live on.” It is hard to imagine giving out of a state of such poverty. I have been given so much that my giving is always out of my abundance, … Continue reading Impoverished Giving – Mark 12:44 →

And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven will also forgive you your wrongdoing. [ But if you don’t forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your wrongdoing.]” Jesus theology on forgiveness is clear and uncomfortable. Forgive and you will be forgiven. Withhold … Continue reading Forgiveness – Mark 11:25-26 →

Then Jesus answered him, “What do you want Me to do for you?” “Rabbouni,” the blind man told Him, “I want to see!” This is exactly the same question He asked of those who were seeking self promotion in the Kingdom earlier on the road. Jesus opens us up to what we truly desire. He … Continue reading The Desires of our Heart – Mark 10:51 →

Some Pharisees approached Him to test Him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” Mark 10:5 But Jesus told them, “He wrote this command for you because of the hardness of your hearts. Do the deceptive motives of the Pharisees have any impact upon the truth shared by Jesus in … Continue reading Until Death Parts Us – Mark 10:2 →

This hope will not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. We have internal access to the unconditional love of God. It is supernatural. No longer are we limited to the natural, human love that flows with our emotions and is … Continue reading Infused Love – Romans 5:5 →

Then they began to beg Him to leave their region. What an awful legacy this village left for themselves. They are known as the village that begged Jesus to leave. It is not even that they failed to welcome Him. They actually persuaded Him to go. Some simply cannot bear the presence of Christ and … Continue reading Leave Us Alone – Mark 5:17 →

They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he did not want anyone to know, for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And when he is killed, after three days he will … Continue reading The Fear of Knowing the Truth – Mark 9:30-32 →

And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, “Why does this man speak like that? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?” The obvious answer to these scribes’ unspoken question is, ‘No … Continue reading Forgiver of Sins – Mark 2:5-7 →