Mark 10.1–31 records three hard words of Jesus about divorce, childlikeness, and wealth. Regarding divorce, Jesus said, “No!” Some Pharisees… READ MORE
I have a recurring dream in which I’m the President of the United States. (Don’t laugh! I’d be the fourth… READ MORE
Jesus’ relationship with his disciples is all too often a relationship of one step forward, two steps back—both with his… READ MORE
Over the past two years, I have become a huge fan of television crime shows. I watch CSI, Law &… READ MORE
Mark 7.24–37 tells two stories. In the first story, a Greek woman from Syrian Phoenicia (modern-day Lebanon) asks Jesus to… READ MORE
Mark 7.1–23 tells the story of Jesus’ interaction with a group of inquisitive Pharisees and teachers of the law. Through… READ MORE
Mark 6.30–56 tells the stories of two miracles. In the first (vv. 30–44), Jesus feeds a large crowd with fives… READ MORE
In a perfect world, people get exactly what they deserve. Good comes to those who do good, but bad to… READ MORE
Mark 5.21–43 tells the interconnected stories of two miracles: (1) the healing of a woman with a twelve-year-long hemorrhage and… READ MORE
American culture has a longstanding interest in the occult, stretching from the Salem Witch Trials in the late seventeenth century… READ MORE
“All we have to do is decide what to do with the time given us.”
~Gandalf
Husband of one, father of three, and master in name only of two dogs. I play by Oxford Comma Rules. The opinions expressed on this blog are solely those of the author, not his employer.