The miracle is so striking that it’s easy to overlook what happens right before: 30 The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. 31 Then, because so…
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Way back in his opening chapter, Mark tells us that: 14 After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. Mark 1:14 And then he says…
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After medical school, new doctors are supervised by experienced physicians. These residents are given more and responsibility and freedom, always overseen by attending physicians to ensure that they develop all…
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Do you actually want to change, or would you rather wallow in the filthy status quo? 5 They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes. 2 When Jesus got out…
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Matthew, Mark, and Luke each tells the story of Jesus calming the storm, but only Mark includes this wonderful detail: As Jesus and the disciples are sailing across the Sea…
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Today’s scripture passage is listed below, but I want to address something else from yesterday’s reading: does Jesus tell parables for the purpose of confusing people? He certainly seems to…
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The good soil in the parable Jesus tells is astoundingly fruitful, producing a crop 30x, 60x, or even 100x of what was sown. Want to pray a powerful prayer today?…
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The teachers of the law accuse Jesus of being in league with the devil. Jesus calls this attitude the unforgivable sin. Why? The one sin God can’t forgive is the…
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The Pharisees are so filled with hatred and jealously that they are more concerned with trying to find a way to kill Jesus than they are amazed at the miracle…
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Jesus makes a startling statement in today’s reading: “the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath”. In other words, God gave the Sabbath to humanity for the…