Today’s Scripture reading (Mark 12.13–44) is long. So, instead of trying to write about all of it, I want to… READ MORE
The Jewish religious leadership often takes a shellacking from Jesus’ hand. Mark 12.1–12 is a good example. It is a… READ MORE
Several years ago, Phillip Yancey published a book entitled, The Jesus I Never Knew. Yancey cut through the fog of… READ MORE
How do you respond to Jesus at an emotional level? Mark 10.32–52 portrays four responses: astonishment, fear, desire, and trust.… READ MORE
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
“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.