When You Pray for a Miracle and Receive It—Don’t Forget This!
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...
Why do life struggles always come in pairs?
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...What If Jesus Is Calling You into the Wild?
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...
Why Valentines Day, Easter, and April Fools are Especially Tricky This Year—A Surprising Answer!
After much prayer, I’m inviting YOU to join me in reading one of the most remarkable books of the Bible: The Gospel of Mark. You in?
