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...
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...
An old aphorism states that “actions speak louder than words.” But what’s the loudest part of your life? Like me, you’d like to see others live what they believe not just talk about what they believe. Maybe like me, you’d like to see that in yourself. That’s why I’m...
