To bait-and-trap Christ, the Pharisees, Herodians, Sadducees, and teachers of the law pepper him with questions. Can you pay taxes to the rulers of the world while still honoring the God of Israel? This week in Remarkable during the Lent Challenge, we’re reading Mark...
From the time the water hits the flour to pulling the hot bread from the oven, only 18 minutes are allowed to pass to be considered unleaven. Where does the 18 minutes come from? Last week I went on a gastro-adventure while researching for Taste and See: An Aspiring...
What constitutes a miracle? Provision. Sustenance. Inclusion. Healing. Freedom. Power. Resurrection. You’ve seen all these unfold in the Gospel of Mark during the #LentChallenge so far. But everything is about to change. This week in the #LentChallenge of reading the...
Social problems layer atop spiritual struggles that layer on practical issues. These happen to us today, just as they happened in the time of Christ. Today, we start Day #11 of the #LentChallenge in Mark 5:21-43, which wraps two stories into one. We read of… A woman...
I recognized something both in the text and in me while reading through Remarkable: 40 Days in the Gospel of Mark for the #LentChallenge this first week: Mark’s Gospel is hard to read. During Lent, you’re invited to join thousands around the world as we dive into...
Mark, also called John Mark, is a fairly young man when he authored this Gospel. Later, he becomes a close companion of the apostle Peter and a recurring character in the Book of Acts. If Matthew was written mostly for a Jewish audience, then Mark targets the Gentile...
